Welding techniques

[383 hatch]

MIG is by far the most versatile of them all. You can do just about anything with a MIG.

 

[Loaded Dice]

I have arc and just bought a gas/gasless mig that I've been having fun with. Got some nice neat beads going with it but still learning technique through practice atm.

 

[monkey]

I like arc welders the most because they are so portable, cheap, reliable and you can use them in almost any weather condition. As far as working on cars goes though a mig or tig would probably be my preference. Also gotta love the auto darkening shields with all the shade control etc.

Im a qualified metal fabricator and an apprentice mechanical fitter. Its funny how much **** we cop from other fitters for being just a welder until they need something welded to code. Im copping double now because im just an apprentice too lol.

 

[ari666]

i love my arc welder. the weight of the box works perfectly to hold doors open on windy days and keep papers on your desk. probably work well at holding a boat still while i fish too, but never tried it.

if i actually wanna weld something i default to mig.
if i wanna weld something and not set fire to everything within a meter or the project i use TIG
or if i wanna weld something thats rusty or may need belting around i use oxy.


each has its own purpose.

 

[Hemiway]

General just want to stick to pieces together cant go past the MIG, Easy control plenty of adjustment.
When it absolutely positively has to stay where you put it then ARC wins, lots of heat good penetration .
Delicate and gentle then its time for TIG, great control doesn't try to set fire to the world around you.
When I'm at work Hydrogen Atomic welding. The hottest bad ass weld you will ever see. 16mm material 32t braking load.

Hemiway

 

[383 hatch]

i love my arc welder. the weight of the box works perfectly to hold doors open on windy days and keep papers on your desk. probably work well at holding a boat still while i fish too, but never tried it.

I've never actually thought of all those uses for an arc welder, but they're all great ideas. I might actually have to get one as a door stop, it'd certainly be much better at that than being a welder.

I actually think they're called an arc welder, because they went out with Noah's arc.

 

[VRSenator065]

General just want to stick to pieces together cant go past the MIG, Easy control plenty of adjustment.
When it absolutely positively has to stay where you put it then ARC wins, lots of heat good penetration .
Delicate and gentle then its time for TIG, great control doesn't try to set fire to the world around you.
When I'm at work Hydrogen Atomic welding. The hottest bad ass weld you will ever see. 16mm material 32t braking load.

Hemiway

Nailed it, spot on.

 

[lmoengnr]

I actually think they're called an arc welder, because they went out with Noah's arc.

Why, 'cause it needs a little bit of skill to use?

 

[383 hatch]

No, because they're ancient, outdated and ****. Hardly takes skill to strike an arc on a piece of steel and weld away. Just because I don't like them, doesn't mean I don't know how to use an arc, I just choose not to.

 

[Nut Kracker]

Arc's are the heavy duty work horse and have a very secure place in industry......Just as TIG's and MIG's do.
I don't think ships, oil pipe lines, or high pressure gas pipe lines would hold together very well if they were put together with a MIG.

I personally don't like the arc and I would rather use a MIG. But if the job calls for it I'd use it.