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Thread: Gasless or Stick?
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4th June 2010, 08:53 PM #16Boilermaker
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On the page referenced above there is a quote
The weld bead in the below video is not very good. But it is showing how easy the slag is to remove as compared to a welding electrode weld. The slag is much thinner.
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4th June 2010, 08:56 PM #17Senior Member
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Yeah that's true too.
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4th June 2010, 09:41 PM #18SENIOR MEMBER
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All accounted for, its planned to build a main base then bolt the top on, basically 4 contact points to the main frame. I built a frame before and know how bad it can pull and twist.
I had some free time today and went and had a look at the smootharc 130 and it looks like a great little unit, didnt get anymore info from the sales rep that I didnt already know.
Thats the main thing stopping me from just going down there and buying one, currently trying to see if I can get a hold of the old mans arc welder for a week to give it a run.
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4th June 2010, 09:53 PM #19Senior Member
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There is nothing wrong with an arc welder. it's just that it is much harder to learn how to arc weld than it is to mig weld. My cnc plasma table I arc welded up and it did not have the best welds on it, lol.
Here is some stuff on how to arc weld.
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5th June 2010, 12:02 AM #21Senior Member
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I am going to get more welding instructions there, just need to find the time.
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5th June 2010, 08:46 AM #22Boilermaker
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For the price of a name brand mig you can buy a name brand inverter AND a years Tafe tuition. You'll get far better looking welds using stick than gasless mig, plus the added advantage that you can tig with the inverter. As a bonus you'll get to do a thousand practice welds then break them and you'll know that your welds are strong as well as looking good!
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