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WELDING ?

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Morales8907
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can you weld chromoly with mig welder or is it easier or even possible with a mig? and how powerful should the welder be? thanks in advance
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Morales8907
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or tig i meant
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slammitsu
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Edited: 12/27/2005 8:38:30 PM by slammitsu

You can mig it just fine. How thick is the metal that you are wanting to weld?
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Morales8907
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like 1/8in round tube
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LayinMitz
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it'll weld fine, you can weld it with like a 135amp welder but i'd feel safer with a 175amp or higher, it kinda maters what you're welding it for.
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dragn168
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its very possible to tig weld chromoly most every bmx frame is made outa 4130 chromoly and those are all tig welded and those are designed to take massive abuse

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