Knew I'd find a site like this eventually, but it took a bit of searching...
Many years a go I did a lot of gas welding, but never arc or mig.
Always fancied a mig welder & I now have an excuse - a 4x4 that needs a few mods, so i've just bought a Cosmo gas/gasless - can't remember the model number - 170 I think, & I paid just under 200 quid for it.
I have a pile of scrap metal to practice on but the manual that came with it is useless.
I am confused with wire types/gas to use. I shall be welding mild steel. In the shop there were gas bottles for stainless & alloy, but none shown for steel. There was wire for steel (copper coloured), & gasless wire with a core(silver). So which do I use? Which is easier?
Apologies for my ignorance....& thanks for a useful site!
m
Many years a go I did a lot of gas welding, but never arc or mig.
Always fancied a mig welder & I now have an excuse - a 4x4 that needs a few mods, so i've just bought a Cosmo gas/gasless - can't remember the model number - 170 I think, & I paid just under 200 quid for it.
I have a pile of scrap metal to practice on but the manual that came with it is useless.
I am confused with wire types/gas to use. I shall be welding mild steel. In the shop there were gas bottles for stainless & alloy, but none shown for steel. There was wire for steel (copper coloured), & gasless wire with a core(silver). So which do I use? Which is easier?
Apologies for my ignorance....& thanks for a useful site!
m