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Repairing Small Holes In Floorpans

HALIFAXHOPS said:
I use them all the time, good products and fair shipping. Usually a discount code over in FABO also
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I do want to learn welding. I have somewhat of an artist background and think I can do it. Been checking out the Eastwood vids on how to do it. That is something I would want to practice a bit before I try it. Resto prices in this area are astronomical and they usually talk us out of it before we even take the car for them to see.
 
Look around for a wire feed welder on CL. Be surprised what deals you can get for a entry level welder. I know I will get crap on this but a 110V flux core is a good one to learn on.
 
 
HALIFAXHOPS said:
Look around for a wire feed welder on CL. Be surprised what deals you can get for a entry level welder. I know I will get crap on this but a 110V flux core is a good one to learn on.
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Sweet, I will shoot to get one soon then get some junk parts and mess around with them and watch some vids ha.... I hope I could figure it out. Don't want to mess the X up until I was confident I could do it.
 
Use .023 wire .035 is a bit big for sheetmetal, but good for brackets etc.
 
For the price Shure, and three rolls of wire also it is a great deal. Just need a helmet and some gloves and ready to play around. I have a adjustable lighting helmet, goes black when it sees a spark only way to go. From 40-250. I have used the HF ones not bad at all.
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Zack, one thing I can't stress enough is please do not buy a MIG welder that doesn't use shielding gas!
Flux Core wire is dirtier and makes a lot of smoke. The smoke is what is actually shielding the weld from
the atmosphere, keeping the welded material from getting contaminated as it's being put down. Using a
shielding gas such as Argon/Co2 mix is odorless and colorless, and does not pollute your garage much if
you have to weld with the doors shut. Using 0.023 wire is a good starting point for multiple tack-welds,
and YouTube has so many videos on how to correctly use a MIG welder. Even the companies that make
the units. Once you get farmiliar with it, you can "play around" with it until you get it right! Good luck!
 
zyzzyx said:
Zack, one thing I can't stress enough is please do not buy a MIG welder that doesn't use shielding gas!
Flux Core wire is dirtier and makes a lot of smoke. The smoke is what is actually shielding the weld from
the atmosphere, keeping the welded material from getting contaminated as it's being put down. Using a
shielding gas such as Argon/Co2 mix is odorless and colorless, and does not pollute your garage much if
you have to weld with the doors shut. Using 0.023 wire is a good starting point for multiple tack-welds,
and YouTube has so many videos on how to correctly use a MIG welder. Even the companies that make
the units. Once you get farmiliar with it, you can "play around" with it until you get it right! Good luck!
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Nice, I just finished watching videos from Eastwood and learned about the gas part ha. I assume I would get that in the area some where. Thank you for the feedback.
 
I think Atlas has a bottle attachment on that welder. Friend has one that looks like it. Have to look up the number.
 
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