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Re: [oletrucks] Welder needed.

To: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Welder needed.
From: Robert Baird <bairdr@charter.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:56:29 -0600
http://www.thetorchman.com/
Here is a link to a neat torch for gas & Oxy.  This torch is great I 
wont one I looked  it over at Chickasha swap meet
Robert

Bruce Kettunen wrote:

>If you have 220V available in your garage, think about a 220V gas/wire 
>feed (Mig) welder.  Miller makes a real good one.  This will give 
>you the range from thick structural metal to sheet metal.
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>Look for multiple heat settings and infinite wire speed.
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>110V for sheet metal works too, but it will be more difficult job 
>to weld thicker metal.  A second 220V stick welder could be used 
>here but doesn't do as nice a job.
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>I would still consider keeping a 220V stick welder like a Lincoln 
>"buzz box (looks like an old cathedral style radio) is a real good 
>general purpose stick welder.
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>One other thing I did that has been very handy is to make a 25 ft 
>220V extension cord.  I used industrial 8 guage rubber clad cable 
>and the appropriate ends.
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>I have never had any luck with flux core wire feed (no gas).  Others 
>may have different experiences.
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>The new auto darkening helmets are great.  Get one where the darkness 
>can be adjusted.  I have a Hobart solar helmet with adjustable darkness 
>and can't see myself ever going back to the old helmets.
>
>All my humble opinion.
>
>Bruce Kettunen
>57 3200
>Mt. Iron, MN
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>At Wednesday, 5 November 2003, you wrote:
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>>What type of welder would I need for truck restoration . Any reccomendations 
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>>I dont need the best but I want something that can do it all. From 
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>frame work
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>>to body work . Im just starting out and Ive got a 467 panel truck 
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>and a 55
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>>Chevy pickup that need restoration . Thanks Mark
>>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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