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Congratulations on the great website Mr Mig!
your work on the aston and mg + renault was inspirational!!
(the aston looks like heavy duty labour...)
The recent purchase of a '74 Alfa Spider has resulted in a new interest in mig welding...
In order to save a lot of money on body shops (at 40euro an hour) I was
thinking of giving it a go myself, I heard mig welding described as like a glue gun for metal,
and sure I was good with airfix models when I was younger! I'm fairly mechanically competant but have never welded before...
I'm located in Ireland and unfortunately there are no evening classes available in car restoration and the only evening welding classes are for Arc welding.
Would buying a mig welder (such as a clarke 100E) and practicing with off cuts of metal be a good way to teach myself? Where in your opinion is the cheapest place to buy a welder - Machine Mart? Is the 100E enough, I remember a guy on practical classics magazine had one, but would a 130 amp welder be more like it? worth spending the extra?
thanks again for the forum and website - most helpful...
your work on the aston and mg + renault was inspirational!!
(the aston looks like heavy duty labour...)
The recent purchase of a '74 Alfa Spider has resulted in a new interest in mig welding...
In order to save a lot of money on body shops (at 40euro an hour) I was
thinking of giving it a go myself, I heard mig welding described as like a glue gun for metal,
and sure I was good with airfix models when I was younger! I'm fairly mechanically competant but have never welded before...
I'm located in Ireland and unfortunately there are no evening classes available in car restoration and the only evening welding classes are for Arc welding.
Would buying a mig welder (such as a clarke 100E) and practicing with off cuts of metal be a good way to teach myself? Where in your opinion is the cheapest place to buy a welder - Machine Mart? Is the 100E enough, I remember a guy on practical classics magazine had one, but would a 130 amp welder be more like it? worth spending the extra?
thanks again for the forum and website - most helpful...