D drsixty7 Member Messages 30 Jul 28, 2008 #1 An engineering friend of mine reckons you can mig weld with an inverter, is this true? If so how? Does it have a wire feed, gas tube etc?
An engineering friend of mine reckons you can mig weld with an inverter, is this true? If so how? Does it have a wire feed, gas tube etc?
shenion Tool Pack Rat Messages 7,586 Location Stone Mountain, GA USA Jul 28, 2008 #2 If the iverter has a MIG mode, then you can add an external wire feeder. Otherwise, it will only work with a voltage-sensing wire feeder and then only at higher amps. There are multi-process machines, not something any DIY welder would likely be able to afford.
If the iverter has a MIG mode, then you can add an external wire feeder. Otherwise, it will only work with a voltage-sensing wire feeder and then only at higher amps. There are multi-process machines, not something any DIY welder would likely be able to afford.
D drsixty7 Member Messages 30 Jul 28, 2008 #3 Sounds like an expensive way of making things over complicated to me. Thanks Shen.