it's a while away, but I'm going to have a big pile of 304 stainless to weld up some time
there's loads of 5mm to 5mm, mostly butt joints (but at a bit of an angle) (probably 40m+ of length to weld all totaled up)
not as much to do, but quite a bit of 1.5mm to 1.5 too
there'll be a few bits of welding the 5mm to 20mm
and welding the 20mm onto the end of a 120mm shaft
I always figured I'd just use the welders I have, a tigmig (basic 180amp chinese inverter but works well) and a sip ideal 500 (500amp)
but... after reading more on here about stainless welding I'm starting to think I should get something more suited to the task - I don't care about looks, just needs to be strong and corrosion resistant
should I be looking for something new ?
and if so, which mig, or which features do I need ?
figure if I need a new one I've got 6 months to look for an ebay bargain - if I don't find one like that I'll get a new one when I need it
Alan :-)
there's loads of 5mm to 5mm, mostly butt joints (but at a bit of an angle) (probably 40m+ of length to weld all totaled up)
not as much to do, but quite a bit of 1.5mm to 1.5 too
there'll be a few bits of welding the 5mm to 20mm
and welding the 20mm onto the end of a 120mm shaft
I always figured I'd just use the welders I have, a tigmig (basic 180amp chinese inverter but works well) and a sip ideal 500 (500amp)
but... after reading more on here about stainless welding I'm starting to think I should get something more suited to the task - I don't care about looks, just needs to be strong and corrosion resistant
should I be looking for something new ?
and if so, which mig, or which features do I need ?
figure if I need a new one I've got 6 months to look for an ebay bargain - if I don't find one like that I'll get a new one when I need it
Alan :-)