Re: Whatever did we do before Mig welders?

[LGMCAFEE@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/21/2004 4:38:47 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
Nt788@aol.com writes:


I  have watched a 1" thick steel spiral wound 80"dia. pipe being  welded in  
a 
single continuous pass with a Lincoln idealarc submerged arc 1/8th  dia.wire 
feed (mig). everything has good and bad points.  jack




So have I but not in a nuke plant. If I had only one welding machine it  
wouldn't be a wire feed. I have one that sits in the corner most of the time.  
I'll take a DC welding machine for stick with a $40.00 Tig torch anyday. What  
mig did to welding was make people think they were welders. Don't get me wrong  
they are great for some things but what I have against them is they can make a 
 good looking weld but you can knock off the piece with a hammer.
Larry Mac