newshound wrote:
In the past I would have simply brazed without cleaning the rust as the
flux and acetylene flame work at red heat but I gave up my oxy-acetylene
when I retired, I have been tempted to try TIG with braze but I haven't
pursued it as I seemed to use too much argon.


Gasless wire MIG is a joy to use. I 'grew up' on arc & to a lesser extent oxy.


You're a better man than me if you can repair a rusty fuel tank that
way, though.

At least with an inverter stick welder I can *sometimes* fix the holes
that I have made in sheet metal.

Yes, I have both a gasless MIG and an inverter stick welder and I find
the inverter welder much easier to use for most things. Though I
guess for really thin stuff the MIG might win.

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Chris Green
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