hi all!

i am starting a hobby project where i need to weld a lot of 2" 1/4wall
square tubing. a lot of miter cuts etc.

can someone please suggest a good welder for this specific case? i have
some tig & mig experienec but don't currently own a welder myself. i
was looking at the miller maxstar tig and the millermatic.

any suggestions are welcome.
thanks,
-p

wrote:

i am starting a hobby project where i need to weld a lot of 2" 1/4wall
square tubing. a lot of miter cuts etc.

can someone please suggest a good welder for this specific case? i have
some tig & mig experienec but don't currently own a welder myself. i
was looking at the miller maxstar tig and the millermatic.

Can't suggest brands, but you want a MIG/MAG, _not_ a TIG.


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And your budget is?

wrote:

hi all!

i am starting a hobby project where i need to weld a lot of 2" 1/4wall
square tubing. a lot of miter cuts etc.

can someone please suggest a good welder for this specific case? i have
some tig & mig experienec but don't currently own a welder myself. i
was looking at the miller maxstar tig and the millermatic.

For maybe $100 you should be able to get a buzzbox AC welder and some 6011 rod
and have at it, stuff should weld up easily.

If you want to spend more money, you can easily do that too, get more welder the
more you spend.

GWE

my budget is $1000

and this is a36 hot rolled steel tubing i am talking about btw.

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hi all!

i am starting a hobby project where i need to weld a lot of 2" 1/4wall
square tubing. a lot of miter cuts etc.

can someone please suggest a good welder for this specific case? i have
some tig & mig experienec but don't currently own a welder myself. i
was looking at the miller maxstar tig and the millermatic.

any suggestions are welcome.
thanks,
-p


Lincoln SP175 Plus. A great machine for around $700. Gas bottle extra.

Do it once. Do it right.

Steve

As others have said, you have two basic choices. You can stick weld
with a cheap buzz-box AC welder, probably $250 new and half that for
used. However, it will take a bit of practice to learn to stick weld.
Someone suggested 6011 rod, a good choice for penetration, but if
appearance counts, try 6013.

MIG is easier to learn, but for 1/4 inch steel, the smaller migs that
run on 110VAC are not powerful enough. Someone suggested a 175 amp mig,
that would run on 220VAC, and should work. Check the specs before you
buy, to be sure that it is recommended for 1/4 inch steel.

TIG is not generally used for 1/4 inch steel. I have a TIG welder that
I use as a stick welder when I need to weld 1/4 inch steel. (More or
less all TIG welders can be used as stick welders, but the reverse is
not true).

If you need full penetration for 1/4 inch thick steel, you may need to
make a groove or leave a space to get to the bottom of the joint.
Experiment, weld, and then cut it open and see what it looks like, try
to break it with a hammer and a vise, etc.

Richard



wrote:
hi all!

i am starting a hobby project where i need to weld a lot of 2" 1/4wall
square tubing. a lot of miter cuts etc.

can someone please suggest a good welder for this specific case? i have
some tig & mig experienec but don't currently own a welder myself. i
was looking at the miller maxstar tig and the millermatic.

any suggestions are welcome.
thanks,
-p



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On 6 Dec 2005 13:23:41 -0800, wrote:

hi all!

i am starting a hobby project where i need to weld a lot of 2" 1/4wall
square tubing. a lot of miter cuts etc.

can someone please suggest a good welder for this specific case? i have
some tig & mig experienec but don't currently own a welder myself. i
was looking at the miller maxstar tig and the millermatic.

any suggestions are welcome.
thanks,
-p

The Millermatic would be the way to go -- or any of the good
175 amp MIG machines. Hobart is the same as Miller for a few bux
less. The Lincoln SP175 has continuous (not stepped) voltage
control, which doesn't matter on1/8" and thicker but can be useful
on thinner metal. They all run about $700 (less on sale) and can
do up to 5/16" steel in one pass.