Message from @UncleDrMrBaby
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Ill take a peek in the AM when I can be at my desk to translate.
Mh
Thanks
Speaking strictly from a prep standpoint, you're best off with a stick machine. Its the most versatile rig you could own, but it is the most difficult to learn. You can also hook a TIG torch to it and to fine welding that way.
You can also fabricobble a stick welder from a few car batteries and some jumper cables, which makes stick welding a valuable skill.
For pre-SHTF home welding, that rig looks perfect otherwise.
Ye but i also repair motorcycles and other things where you need to be able to cut some rusty part and weld a new one back on
thats why i wanted a mig
for bodywork
I use TIG for everything other than fit up. I use my mig to tack weld and fit parts together, then weld with TIG, especially sheet metal.
My semi-professional recommendation is to buy a TIG/Stick machine, then add a wirefeeder(MIG gun) later.
Buy once, cry once.
i mean
tig is really for precision welding no?
Precision as in keeping the bead consistent? no. Precision as in controlling the arc, the puddle, the penetration? yes.
ah
i dont know
i should have a budget of around 800/900 euros
so like 1000 dollars
The difficult part here is you're in Europe, I'm in YangGangLand.
kek
my dystopia
i was thinking about doing something much less professional
but it could still work
a combined post you know
with stick, tig and mig in the same machine
That's peak professionalism.
ah?
nice
i think its cheap too
link?
for example this guy
well cheap
cheaper
That with a bottle of 75/25 plus a small bottle of Argon and you're set for everything except aluminum.
Somewhere on the page it should list a "duty cycle"
Could you find it? You'll probably want at least 30% for garage work
duty cycle
aight