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Re: HF Dual MIG Welder

To: JAMES STONE <jandkstone99@msn.com>
Subject: Re: HF Dual MIG Welder
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 22:17:49 -0800
Here's a good link:

http://www.eddiem.com/projects/mig/mig.htm


bs

JAMES STONE wrote:

>
> I would like to do be able to do light duty home and automotive 
> welding - mostly sheet metal, and nothing more than 1/8 inch thick is 
> ever likely.  I have never done it before, but have been reading The 
> Welder's Handbook and would like to purchase an inexpensive MIG Welder 
> to get me started.  I doubt I will use this tool more than a half 
> dozen times a year, so I really don't want to pay any more than I have 
> to.  On the other hand, I imagine too cheap a welder will make 
> learning a lot harder, so I am looking for a good compromise.
>
> Harbor Freight currently has a dual MIG for sale.  It would allow me 
> to work with or without gas, and at $200 it is in the ballpark of what 
> I wanted to spend.  Does anyone have any experience with this or 
> similar setups?  Is it a good 'starter'?
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=6271
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>

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