mig welders?

   / mig welders? #31  
I own a MIG welder (actually two) and a AC/DC stick welder.

I think to answer your question correctly, we would need to know what you're going to weld.

I've found that that the MIG is good for light work. It's portable and easier to get to the job. But, they can be a little problematic. They aren't nearly as reliable as a stick welder. They typically need much more maintanance.

The stick welder is great for heavy deeper welds. It's very reliable but, it's heavy and not nearly as portable.

I've also used those small portable stick welders. They work but the duty cycle is so short, they're nearly worthless except for spot welds.

If you get a MIG welder buy a name brand. For units like Century and some others its very difficult if not impossible to find replacement parts. I inherited a Century MIG welder from my uncle and have never used it because I can't find parts for it. If anyone knows of a source of parts, please let me know.

Self darkening masks are great. If you get one, make sure it has a darkness control. I have a cheap $39 unit and I'll never go back to a regular mask.
 
   / mig welders? #32  
I have a dc-400 cc/cv (mig/stick) welder and two ln-7 wire feeders. .023 on one and .035 on the other. I also have a push pull feeder for aluminum wire. If I am welding cast I will go to stick. With the.023 I can weld sheet metal on a car. The .035 will handle most all of the other. This past weekend I used up a 10-pound spool of .023 on my Uncles cow trailer. We replaced the lower 2" in his 5' x 16' trailer. It was thin stuff I would not have wanted to do this with a stick. I do have an engine driven welder with a cv tap I can use for mig or stick also. Mig is great if you can make the heat don’t try to build allot of heavy stuff with a 110 volt.
John
 

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