as a complete beginner,can you say which is the easiest method for
me,arc,or mig gasless,many thanks

mig gasless, with a cheap self darkening visor

leedsbob wrote:

as a complete beginner,can you say which is the easiest method for
me,arc,or mig gasless,many thanks

gasless wire, no contest.
Arc is much cheaper but takes more skill to use, and
creates lots of cleanup work. Well suited to large quantities of
rough work
Oxyacetylene isnt as easy, has various issues to do with safety,
and buying the gas is a pain


NT

leedsbob wrote:

as a complete beginner,can you say which is the easiest method for
me,arc,or mig gasless,many thanks

While we're here, whats the deal with stainless steel welding? I
may need to do a load of this soon, and have never welded ss. Is it
problematic, is gasless ss wire available?


NT

On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:36:03 -0700, leedsbob wrote:

as a complete beginner,can you say which is the easiest method for
me,arc,or mig gasless,many thanks

Search the archives of this ng.

Read the excellent, albeit largely American, sci.engr.joining.welding

There's little to choose in skill between MIG, gasless wire-feed or
manual stick. That's just not why you choose.

Stick's for thick stuff, it's no use for thin stuff. That's your lot. If
you need it, then use it (and spend more time learning it than for MIG)

MIG's great for thin stuff, not as quick for thick. Easy to learn (if
you do it right, you do need to read up a bit)

I prefer gas MIG, but then that's with a 500 quid machine and a rented
cylinder of real shield gas. Pub CO2 is worthless. Gasless is a lot
better at a comparable price (bottle rental is steep), but the trouble
with low-end welders (300) is never the gas system, it's the
reliability of the wire feed. As gasless wire is thicker, some of them
can be worse. As a process though, gasless works fine.

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