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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3545634" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>My opinion only, but get a 230V AC/DC stick welder. Different rods require straight or reverse polarity for the best welds. you can tape a stinger with a rod on a broom stick and weld something 5 feet away. I've seen a guy do that for the record. You can bend a rod into an angle and weld into short spaces where a mig or tig can't get into. You can't do that with any other rig. You can buy 1/16 easy strike rod to weld really thin metals up to pencil sized rods for thick metals. The more you weld, the better they look. Welding is like any thing else. The more you do it, the better you get. Once you quit for awhile it takes a bit to get that skill back.</p><p>Tig is awesome, requires skills and constant practice to maintain those skills. </p><p>Mig, is so easy that robots do mig, but the cheap migs you get that use flux core don't get much penetration unless using the argon gas. Your restricted to the open areas by the wire from the gun, not around corners or in tight weird places. </p><p>That's my input. Others will have theirs and I respect them. </p><p>I personally run a Miller 250 amp stick AC/DC. Did a lot of tig on aluminum back in the day as a part time job with another's rig and love it, but it had it's limitations. </p><p>Gas welding is also an option. Cutting torch using as jewelers tip and baling wire has fixed many pieces of farm equipment in the field over the years. Not the greatest weld in the world, but if it bought enough time to get back to the barn, it worked.</p><p>One can actually buy gas welding rod designed for the job just like tig rods. Farmers used wire coat hangers or baling wire most of the time. It's actually pretty fun to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3545634, member: 5412"] My opinion only, but get a 230V AC/DC stick welder. Different rods require straight or reverse polarity for the best welds. you can tape a stinger with a rod on a broom stick and weld something 5 feet away. I've seen a guy do that for the record. You can bend a rod into an angle and weld into short spaces where a mig or tig can't get into. You can't do that with any other rig. You can buy 1/16 easy strike rod to weld really thin metals up to pencil sized rods for thick metals. The more you weld, the better they look. Welding is like any thing else. The more you do it, the better you get. Once you quit for awhile it takes a bit to get that skill back. Tig is awesome, requires skills and constant practice to maintain those skills. Mig, is so easy that robots do mig, but the cheap migs you get that use flux core don't get much penetration unless using the argon gas. Your restricted to the open areas by the wire from the gun, not around corners or in tight weird places. That's my input. Others will have theirs and I respect them. I personally run a Miller 250 amp stick AC/DC. Did a lot of tig on aluminum back in the day as a part time job with another's rig and love it, but it had it's limitations. Gas welding is also an option. Cutting torch using as jewelers tip and baling wire has fixed many pieces of farm equipment in the field over the years. Not the greatest weld in the world, but if it bought enough time to get back to the barn, it worked. One can actually buy gas welding rod designed for the job just like tig rods. Farmers used wire coat hangers or baling wire most of the time. It's actually pretty fun to do. [/QUOTE]
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