1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

who dat?

 

@Speedytech7
@0xDEADBEEF
@Abeyancer

I asked about a Hobart 140 MIG 115V welder and you guys gave me the thumbs up for car/truck stuff; the 40A dedicated circuit will easily handle it too as the most it'll pull is 20A.

Follow up question is, do you ever find a need to use TIG? If so, at what point when talking about cars/trucks?

 

you probably won't need to tig anything unless you get a wild urge to build race parts out of aluminum.

Even stainless can be done with MIG or stick.

40amp will be awesome for a 110v compressor and saw

 

Yes, but I doubt you will need it yourself. It's nice to have a multiprocess machine but honestly I don't use it much for anything but aluminum and exhaust/intake piping.

 

I didn't even think about other tools for the circuit; just went with the option so I can have a welder in the garage.

Ok; I did see Hobart's multiprocess and it runs more than double.

No justifying the purchase then really by the sound of it.

 

Exhaust? that shit's getting mig welded here in shitbox country

 

well... if you're welding at a minimum you're gonna be running grinders and eventually work your way up to big saws

 

I'll mig for aluminized or mild, but stainless and titanium have to stay that way to avoid oxidation and weird cracking from heat cycling.

 

you're telling me the cherry bomb I welded to my buddy's stainless exhaust is gonna fall off someday? I did tell him no promises

 

Probably but that's from your welding skill not the material

No, stuff that far downstream on a truck I don't care about, but I don't only work on trucks haha.

 

Grinders are an obvious one!

That and tons of paint

 

School I'll be going to does MIG and TIG, and will touch on steel, carbon steel, and aluminum, so I'll learn about all that stuff later.

At this moment it's just foreign.

Being me, I'll end up nerding out like a mother fucker....and that's dangerous *thinks back about other hobbies*

 

Someone mentioned the company YesWelder on the other thread, seems they have some fair prices for the hobbyist/beginner

https://yeswelder.com/collections/welder-cutter

 

It's cool shit. Hopefully they go over fitting and heat cycling, that's some of the most annoying shit when you're starting out. Wondering why your shit came out crooked when you're sure you had it clamped and measured right.

 

It's on a 350hp Golf R

 

Goodness yes. I understand whats going on, still figuring out how to deal with it.

 

Yeah I saw that in another thread as well...mentioned how compact it is.

I prefer the Hobart I mentioned as with anything else such as guns, etc., nut up and pay now versus wasting money on something that has limitations.

 

don't forget about oxy/acetylene welding

 

Sounds like a VW owner alright, annoying and cheap haha

 

I'll mention it here in the thread once it starts.

They've got big ass Lincoln and Miller welders that I saw when I toured the school.