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| Boothy |
 May 13 2020, 07:28 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 17-January 19 From: Abington, MA Member No.: 22,805 Region Association: North East States  |
Greetings all,
Grew up stick welding and brazing (I know). About to start the passenger side long. I have a portable TIG and stick but I'm thinking of investing in a Lincoln MIG. Seems like a good investment and will produce a better repair in the long run. Been waiting for this car for 45 years. Want to do it right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) Would love your thoughts. |
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| 911GT2 |
May 13 2020, 07:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 2-March 11 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 12,773 Region Association: Europe 
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QUOTE(Boothy @ May 13 2020, 05:28 AM)  Greetings all, Grew up stick welding and brazing (I know). About to start the passenger side long. I have a portable TIG and stick but I'm thinking of investing in a Lincoln MIG. Seems like a good investment and will produce a better repair in the long run. Been waiting for this car for 45 years. Want to do it right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) Would love your thoughts. I've got a MIG and I like it, it's quite 'easy' to get a good weld with one. |
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| TargaToy |
May 13 2020, 07:55 AM
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-NONSOLIS RADIOS SEDIOUIS FULMINA MITTO- Group: Members Posts: 713 Joined: 26-March 10 From: DelMarVa Peninsula Member No.: 11,509 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Boothy @ May 13 2020, 09:28 AM) Greetings all, Grew up stick welding and brazing (I know). About to start the passenger side long. I have a portable TIG and stick but I'm thinking of investing in a Lincoln MIG. Seems like a good investment and will produce a better repair in the long run. Been waiting for this car for 45 years. Want to do it right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) Would love your thoughts. Welcome! You're thinking correctly. A decent MIG welder with gas shielding makes a world of difference. When I started on my car I had an old Century flux-core wire-feed welder. It worked but took LOTS of finesse. I upgraded to a Miller MIG welder and gas a few years back and it was amazing how much better/easier the work became. |
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| roblav1 |
May 13 2020, 07:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 528 Joined: 18-September 12 From: KY Member No.: 14,943 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I too grew up stick welding and brazing and found that I prefer Tig over Mig. So much easier to control heat with Tig.
QUOTE(Boothy @ May 13 2020, 09:28 AM) Greetings all, Grew up stick welding and brazing (I know). About to start the passenger side long. I have a portable TIG and stick but I'm thinking of investing in a Lincoln MIG. Seems like a good investment and will produce a better repair in the long run. Been waiting for this car for 45 years. Want to do it right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) Would love your thoughts. |
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| Superhawk996 |
May 13 2020, 07:58 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,219 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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QUOTE(roblav1 @ May 13 2020, 09:55 AM) I too grew up stick welding and brazing and found that I prefer Tig over Mig. So much easier to control heat with Tig. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I've also found that although TIG is the slower process, it works in my favor to prevent welding too fast, too much heat, and warping. |
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| Tdskip |
May 13 2020, 08:03 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
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You will never regret buying a decent MIG welder, all sorts of uses and jobs will appear once you have it beyond the immediate bodywork that you’re thinking of.
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| Andyrew |
May 13 2020, 08:06 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,380 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Mig welding is so easy and produces a very good result. Great for large projects, tack welding, production, and learning..
I would think that for projects on a 914 the MIG is going to be better than a TIG 90% of the time and better than a stick 100% of the time. |
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| Boothy |
May 13 2020, 09:30 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 17-January 19 From: Abington, MA Member No.: 22,805 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks everyone! I appreciate the help!
Best! |
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| UROpartsman |
May 13 2020, 10:19 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 295 Joined: 22-October 15 From: Simi Valley, CA Member No.: 19,288 Region Association: None
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TIG is good if you're doing a lot of thin sheet metal and need fine control, but MIG is just so easy once you get down the motions and a feel for adjusting the current and wire speed. CO2 is cheap and works fine as a shielding gas on mild steel. Get anti-spatter spray for the nozzle. If you're welding a lot of dirty or somewhat rusty steel, you can use flux core wire. You have to crank up the wire speed and chip off the slag afterwards, but the flux lifts contaminants to the top of the puddle and leaves a nicer weld than if you used solid wire on dirty metal.
A 300 amp Miller or Lincoln is something you'll wish you bought years ago, and in no time you'll be welding stuff around the house, making your own custom tools or modifying existing tools to make tricky jobs easier, etc. Tip: Never tell anyone you bought a welder. Friends and neighbors will constantly bring you things to weld that "will just take a minute", and eat up a shocking number of hours. Once they know you have it, there's no going back. |
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| IronHillRestorations |
May 13 2020, 11:03 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,830 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None
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Definitely MIG. TIG is a superior process, but not as good on marginal metal.
Practice on the same gauge metal (cut pieces off a car are best), and practice more. Once you get competent the only problem you'll have is going to fast and warping stuff. |
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| Boothy |
May 13 2020, 01:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 108 Joined: 17-January 19 From: Abington, MA Member No.: 22,805 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(IronHillRestorations @ May 13 2020, 01:03 PM) Definitely MIG. TIG is a superior process, but not as good on marginal metal. Practice on the same gauge metal (cut pieces off a car are best), and practice more. Once you get competent the only problem you'll have is going to fast and warping stuff. Right. I'll put some aside for practice. Anxious to start. Thanks again everyone! |
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