Welding ?

Coolmaker · October 29, 2012

Deciding what you want to do with it is the first thing. Then buy a welder that will do what you want it to.

I just bought a Miller 190 Diversion tig, and love it. You can weld anything with tig. Mild steel, stainless steel, aluminum too.

Then you should check on a plasma. I just bought a Miller plasma too. Am a happy camper.

yukon25008.1 · October 29, 2012

Thanks for the input, like i said im not looking for the easiest.. but just something thats a little forgiving.. But ill figure it out.

Is one stronger then the other or are they they same strength wise as long as its a good solid weld?

Im gonna start with a mig and see how its goes.. Im remember seeing guys weld with the wire and always have an issue with the wire being stuck at the end of the handle or were it comes out.. Does that happen when the settings arent right?

hockeypro1411 · October 30, 2012

Thanks for the input, like i said im not looking for the easiest.. but just something thats a little forgiving.. But ill figure it out.

Is one stronger then the other or are they they same strength wise as long as its a good solid weld?

Im gonna start with a mig and see how its goes.. Im remember seeing guys weld with the wire and always have an issue with the wire being stuck at the end of the handle or were it comes out.. Does that happen when the settings arent right?

That's usually caused by wire feed being set too high for the heat (or heat too low for wire feed, however you want to look at it). As far as strength, different applications will give you tensile and shear strengths, but typically with most carbon or stainless steels, a properly made weld will be the least likely failure point. Unless you're doing something EXTREME, any of the weld processes should be more than suitable!

yukon25008.1 · October 31, 2012

Thanks man for ur help...

Prokopchuk_9 · November 8, 2012

lincoln, im a miller guy but lincoln is good. i run a Big Blue at work, usually with a suitcase extreme if its too windy ill weld with stick. always bore build-up, usually run .045 lincoln 71 elite wire.

hockeypro1411 · November 9, 2012

lincoln, im a miller guy but lincoln is good. i run a Big Blue at work, usually with a suitcase extreme if its too windy ill weld with stick. always bore build-up, usually run .045 lincoln 71 elite wire.

Those are badass machines!

Prokopchuk_9 · November 9, 2012

Oh ya, it's pretty wicked machine. Only thing you gotta remember with them is if its -35c or colder just let them run! Don't shut them down, they won't start. Also keep the dipstick cracked open a bit, the pcv valves freeze up pop the dipsticks spew oil out. I've ran a Lincoln air vantage 400 before also, not as good of machine.

Also we have a smaller trailblazer 302 as well, for a little machine it actually runs pretty awesome!! Can't air arc with it, not enough juice and no air pack. But it will run a suitcase or up to a 1/4" rod just fine!

kstruckcountry · November 9, 2012

I like running plasmas, for some reason I still like the old torch better. The plasma cuts great and everything, I just prefer the torch for any cutting that isn't just sheet metal.

By the way, if you wanna do some serious cutting, look into a Piranha. Great tool for cutting flat, sheet or angle, punching holes, bending, or clipping.

http://www.megafab.com/Piranha_Overview.html

Downside is, it costs as much as a truck.

Blue2500CC · January 21, 2013

I FINALLY had some time to break out the welder after all this time!!!!

I am very happy with the Hobart 190. So far it seems to be a nice welder (compared to the Lincoln 140 I have used before-not fair 110v vs 220v unit. The Lincoln was a nice machine as well, but glad I went with the 220v monster!).

I don't have any pics, but I am building a rack for my snowmobile (yes, a little late considering it is suppose to be mid-season!). I will post some pics when I am done. Need the rack to carry extra gas since my sled is a pig, and it's only a 500!!!!

Chris