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Discussion in 'Texas' started by achirdo, Jan 30, 2011.

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  1. Oct 26, 2013 at 9:50 PM
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    tex

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    Sounds like aunt flow is in town
     
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  2. Oct 27, 2013 at 9:24 AM
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    achirdo [OP] I Weld!

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    Switched which welder I want. Decided against the Miller multimatic and instead looking at either a Thermal Arc AC/DC 186 tig welder or a Longevity Tigweld 200 ex. Both are 200 amp max do stick welding, and, have a HF start for tig. Just trying to find which one has better reviews
     
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  3. Oct 28, 2013 at 9:21 AM
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    achirdo [OP] I Weld!

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    Ill probably just stick and tig everything. Mig is too easy and boring Haha

    Im tig welding my tailgate
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  4. Oct 29, 2013 at 6:29 AM
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    mustangstephen raise hell, drink beer

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    Personally I like TIG better for quick jobs. Unless you know your MIG very well and can set the controls perfect the first time I can get a TIG in the ballpark and control the heat with the pedal from there. Then again that's if your working on parts that you can clamp together and not tubing or something where you need 3 hands to hold everything.
     
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  5. Oct 29, 2013 at 9:52 AM
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    When I buy mine your more than welcome to come over and play with it. And tig is way easier to get going than mig. Set it to 1 amp for every 1/1000 of an inch that your material is and go. You can control your heat after that. Mig you better have some extra pieces laying around to get it set on...
     
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  6. Oct 29, 2013 at 9:54 AM
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    Using a mig welder would be every handy for tacking stuff together. Tig is a bitch to do it with if things aren't perfectly touching and require 4 arms to hold
     
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  7. Oct 29, 2013 at 10:02 AM
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    here it is so far. Its already close too 100lbs probably...
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    Y'all think my factory tailgate mounting points will handle the weight or do i need to fab up some other way to mount it using my rear bumper?
     
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  8. Oct 29, 2013 at 12:58 PM
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    Once you start welding thicker plate such as 3/16, 1/4, up to 3/8 or so setting a mig is easy. You just remember the settings off the top of your head. If i was going to build stuff like bumpers and such there is no way i would get a tig welder. If you are plannjng to weld stainless and aluminum alot then yes tig is the way to go. Not only that tri-mix gas which is needed to tig is way more expensive than say 75/25 which is what we use at work for .035 hardwire and .045 fluxcore.
     
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  9. Oct 29, 2013 at 1:26 PM
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    I absolutely want it to drop down. I've never seen one like this that will.
     
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  10. Oct 29, 2013 at 1:27 PM
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    Why wouldn't you get a tig welder. Welds from tig look a lot better to imo. Unless you're an expert at setting a mig machine...
     
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  11. Oct 29, 2013 at 1:30 PM
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    And not to mention they lay down completely flat, zero splatter, no grinding necessary
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  12. Oct 30, 2013 at 7:27 AM
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    Well I almost has my tailgate on last night. I got it to fit closed alright then when I went to let then tailgate down it caught the bottom of the bed of my truck. Damn. Had to cut the mounts off and now I gotta redo them next week. Oh well.
     
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  13. Oct 30, 2013 at 12:26 PM
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    Find a white car with red paint transfer in your parking lot
     
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  14. Oct 30, 2013 at 6:14 PM
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    good thing my daughter and I are OK....now its waiting for the adjuster

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  15. Oct 30, 2013 at 6:22 PM
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    xJuice My spoon is too Big!

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    Yikes

    Also glad you guys are ok.


    What was it that hit you?
     
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  16. Oct 30, 2013 at 6:34 PM
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  17. Oct 30, 2013 at 8:14 PM
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    Time for a rear bumper replacement
     
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  18. Oct 31, 2013 at 4:52 AM
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    It was a 95 Chevy Blazer and her front end is all F-ed up. I swerved into the turning lane to aviod hitting the car in front of me and she slammed into me. She pushed my left tires on to median. I'm just glad that she had insurance.

    FYI-the plasti derped on my rear bumper held up
     
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  19. Oct 31, 2013 at 6:15 AM
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    Zombie Runner Are these black helicopters for me?

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