Need advise for a welder

[66fury]

greg, did you mean to say .007 for the weld width,cuz .07 is over a 1/116 th inch which is way big for a hair.nonetheless ,great welding skill.had a guy at the shop that used to cut beer cans in half and weld them back up,pretty cool.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 66fury

greg, did you mean to say .007 for the weld width,cuz .07 is over a 1/116 th inch which is way big for a hair.nonetheless ,great welding skill.had a guy at the shop that used to cut beer cans in half and weld them back up,pretty cool.

Yeah Mark --- I was being a bit funny and couldn't (wouldn't) say what I wanted to...but I'm sure it was more than just two hairs width. It wasn't very wide... but more than a couple hairs. LOL


I was quite impressed with how hard it was to weld! There is just nothing there when you're on the edges. It would be easier to lap 'em just a bit - but then that would take all the fun away!


I'm going to try the cans - I've been poking around the internet, and the easier way is to weld two bottoms together, because they're supposed to be thicker at the bottoms.

[KPC67]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

I'm going to try the cans - I've been poking around the internet, and the easier way is to weld two bottoms together, because they're supposed to be thicker at the bottoms.

Isn't that cheating!?

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by KPC67

Isn't that cheating!?

What's your point Kevin??

[CRCRFT78]

Lol ^^^^

[rallystyle]

looks like most are using the miller 211 . any one had a chance to use the new inverter model one ? was looking at the miller 211 or the lincoln mp210 setup. any one use that yet? i will not be stick welding and have access to a tig when i need it.

[98ssnova]

So I have a Miller Matic 141 MIG used so far with good results. Can you guy think of anything that would limit me with using to build my car. Say frame mods etc? Thanks guys!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 98ssnova

So I have a Miller Matic 141 MIG used so far with good results. Can you guy think of anything that would limit me with using to build my car. Say frame mods etc? Thanks guys!

Your 141 is rated to 3/16" - so frame mods are about at it's max - but certainly doable. What people don't factor in when buying welders etc is the DUTY CYCLE.... yours is rated 90 Amps @ 20% Duty Cycle. There's where the price of the machine etc make it a "home owner" or light duty machine. My 211 has a 160 amp @ 60% duty cycle rating.

Given that most of our welding for hot rod projects are for short bursts... some of this is perfectly adequate. It wouldn't be if we were in a job shop trying to crank out parts all day.

[98ssnova]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Your 141 is rated to 3/16" - so frame mods are about at it's max - but certainly doable. What people don't factor in when buying welders etc is the DUTY CYCLE.... yours is rated 90 Amps @ 20% Duty Cycle. There's where the price of the machine etc make it a "home owner" or light duty machine. My 211 has a 160 amp @ 60% duty cycle rating.

Given that most of our welding for hot rod projects are for short bursts... some of this is perfectly adequate. It wouldn't be if we were in a job shop trying to crank out parts all day.

Thanks Greg it was free I won at the company Holiday party. So I will take that should be just fine for what I want to do.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 98ssnova

Thanks Greg it was free I won at the company Holiday party. So I will take that should be just fine for what I want to do.

Heck yeah you lucky dog!!! I won a bowling ball once... that was it! For my entire life -- I'd much rather win a Miller welder!!