....ianHi everyone, my name is Ian, I live in Liverpool UK, I have no experience of welding but am determined to learn, I have since I was a kid ( I am now 62) Been involved with repairing all types of vehicles, I have rebuilt many vehicle especially motorbikes, but as I am now nearing retirement I want to go that bit further - i have just bought a gas less mig, and a small 120amp inverter stick welder, I have also recently bought an old encore unimat sl mill and a sieg x2 milling machine - so I guess I will be sounding a lot of time in my garage.....damn I am going to miss my moaning wife and screaming kids ....ian
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milling machine.....<drool>r100gser wrote: i have just bought a gas less mig, and a small 120amp inverter stick welder, I have also recently bought an old encore unimat sl mill and a sieg x2 milling machine - so I guess I will be sounding a lot of time in my garage.....damn I am going to miss my moaning wife and screaming kids
but you can chuck that gasless mig in the bin. they are just rubbish machines. any decent gas mig will also run gasless.
at least you have a stick welder. best thing to learn with. use some 2.5mm rods (just some 6013/4313 will do for starters.
3.2mm rods are a bit easier to learn with but really need a 140 amp or more welder.
tweak it until it breaks