need to buy a MIG

[stangirl92]

I am restoring my dads 68 mustang.. it really needs floor pans, but the MIG i have is blowing holes in the original sheetmetal..and is flux core which spatters alot...and it only has like two heat settings.. so i am looking to buy another one. I know you all do alot of body work what brand/type welders do you use??

 

[WORTH]

I am restoring my dads 68 mustang.. it really needs floor pans, but the MIG i have is blowing holes in the original sheetmetal..and is flux core which spatters alot...and it only has like two heat settings.. so i am looking to buy another one. I know you all do alot of body work what brand/type welders do you use??

Lincoln, Hobart and Miller are the 3 good ones, if your just going to do sheetmetal 100amps will do, if your gonna want to do thicker stuff on real frames and such, you may want to go with 175 amps. Alll depends on what you want to be able to weld.

 

[stangirl92]

the MIG i have has a MIN/ MAX heat setting.. and its says it does from 55-90 amps. The heat sounds pretty low.. but it still blows holes in the original sheet metal.. it works fine on the 16 ga sheet metal i bought. But not on the original thin stuff.

 

[WORTH]

the MIG i have has a MIN/ MAX heat setting.. and its says it does from 55-90 amps. The heat sounds pretty low.. but it still blows holes in the original sheet metal.. it works fine on the 16 ga sheet metal i bought. But not on the original thin stuff.

My old Lincoln 100amp worked great on the thin stuff, but it was variable output so you could dial it into any thickness youwere dealing with, with only 2 settings you can't get the right heat to do the job properly. If you step up to a machine with variable output your be amazed at how easy it will be.

 

[stangirl92]

thanks for suggesting Lincoln.. gonna look into that.. i need one soon. I am itching to get those floor panels in.

 

[1320stang]

That, or you could look into modifying your existing welder to have more heat settings with a reostat (sp?) or something of that nature. You may have to do some searching, but I'm sure you could find a place on the 'net that could give you directions on how to build one.

That said, you shouldn't have a problem blowing holes on the sheetmetal. You may also have a problem with your existing welder that modifying won't help. Electronics do wear out. If I knew of a way to test your unit (and I'm sure there is a way) to find out for sure, I'd tell you.

I'm only saying this because you might be able to make your current welder servicable, to the point where you could save up some dough to buy a 185 amp model so that you could do some serious welding.

 

[WORTH]

thanks for suggesting Lincoln.. gonna look into that.. i need one soon. I am itching to get those floor panels in.

You know , I wouldn't do this for just anybody, but since you sound like a nice girl, I'm gonna let you fly up here to the cape, weld up a couple of mustangs and a 46 ford pickup and I'll even buy the materials. , Then when you think your good enough you can borrow my welder to do yours

 

[MattK67]

I have a Lincoln pro-mig 175 and it works great. Just spend the extra money and get a bottle of inert gas instead of using flux core. It really makes a diffrence.

 

[stangirl92]

thanks for all your input guys..i appreciate it! I am gonna put 800 towards a really nice gas MIG welder with alot of settings. It will come in good in the future as well..