Well we went to Harbor Freight and got some stuff today! One of them being a new Mig welder..

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So being that I have been working on preping the rusty battery tray for surgery, we (me and dad) decided that It was a good Idea to practice.. So we got out the old doors from the cut up 73, and had a hay day! I did cut out a pannel from one of the doors to use for sheet metal for the surgery of the battery tray area.. So we take the welder out of the box, and have a little trouble with the simple instructions (oh well) and I spend 15 mins putting on the handle to the "screen" which I though was a piece of junk till I used it.. (you can see me using it in some of the pics)

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We also got out our age old arc welder, which I used before and I got semi familiar with it last time and made some good welds..

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So we got out the mig and tried it out, First impression, Piece of junk. I thought there was no way this thing would ever weld as good as the arc, all it did was make little bubbles!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

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So I make a few holes, and hey, my weld held, kinda.. So as the day progressed, and I watched Dad (who wasnt doing any better than me with the mig) I noticed some things, practiced a little, tried to fill in some holes, ect..

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I think I can do this now, and the mig actually will be able to suit my needs quite well, I had no problem filling in a 1 in hole..

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After my dad did some reading on a body repair sight, he said some things that where mentioned on the sight and that was the turning point from bad, to good..

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As you can see from the pics, I went from little bubbles to a solid uniform line, with solid connection on both sides..

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And as you can see the welds hold..

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Im happy, and I think I will be able to fix this rust area. Not bad for a days play! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Andrew