welding?

i am buying a welder in the next month and was going to get a mig but everyone keeps telling me to get a tig, how hard is it to learn tig i know how to tig but never done it. i know a mig will do everthing i want but tig welds better and looks better i want to spend around $1500-$2000 just scared i wont tig weld as good i do mig

Yea TIG r alot better, But a mig will do anything u need to do on a truck, i got a hobart 175/220 and it was liek 6 or 700 and i run flux and it works GREAT...

If your going to be welding alot of different materials like stainless, aluminum and chromoly, I'd get the Tig. If your mainly doing steel get the mig. I have both and use the mig much more.

i am going to be doing auto restoring most of the time and sometimes welding on frames and building dumb thing that pop in my head

Probably mig then, I have a Miller 135.. and i love it. search for it on ebay, and theres a company like 'weldingsuppliesinc' or something, they have awesome deals.. like free carts/free shipping, etc. good price too.. like $100 less than what I paid locally

check out www.toolking.com i got my hobart 180 cheap. they sell reconditioned ones. B" grade unit is the same high quality as other Hobart products and has a one year warranty, but may have some physical blemishes
like this hobart 210 for $838.99
they have great deals and fast shipping.

Edited: 9/10/2005 12:17:27 AM by sadisticiron

Edited: 9/10/2005 12:15:34 AM by sadisticiron

if u plan on doing frame work at the most youll need a good size tig machine thats water cooled around 2000.00+. if your doing different things small to big get a mig it take lots of practice to learn and perfect tig welding i use my tig maybe 3-4 times a week doing small indricate things that require small but good welds. its taken about a year to get it down perfect the worst is welding tube trying to get both hands and foot to do the same thing. the mig is an all around welder easier to learn and fast. miller is one of the best to me US made and US parts and most repair places have the parts u made need unlike lincoln or hobart. the miller 210 dv the dual voltage one is the best for the do it yourself guy 110/220 depending on where you need it .

GO WITH A MIG I USE A MILLER 210 WITH .035 WIRE AND ARGON GAS AND IT WORKS GOOD I USE IT FOR EVERYTHING.ON TIG YOUR KIND OF RESTRICTED DONT GET ME WRONG ITS CLEAN AS HELL BUT ITS MOSTLY FOR TABLE WORK.JUST LEARN HOW TO MIG REAL GOOD AND YOU WILL NOT NEED A TIG.

If you do go tig get the finger tip control so you can get into difficult areas.

Originally posted by sadisticiron



Edited: 9/10/2005 12:17:27 AM by sadisticiron

Edited: 9/10/2005 12:15:34 AM by sadisticiron

its taken about a year to get it down perfect the worst is welding tube trying to get both hands and foot to do the same thing. the mig is an all around welder easier to learn and fast. miller is one of the best to me US made and US parts and most repair places have the parts u made need unlike lincoln or hobart. the miller 210 dv the dual voltage one is the best for the do it yourself guy 110/220 depending on where you need it .

correct me if i am wrong but isn't hobart a knockoff line of miller or something like that i know alot of hobart parts can be swapped with miller's