feathers
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Right I need some advice!!
But first a basic intro of myself and experience.
Qualified as a marine engineer, and currently work on offshore support vessels, for the last 3yrs as Second Engineer. All my welding has been Arc and some TIG (vast majority the former), more then happy to do any welding required whether it be vertical, overhead etc and am the designated welder amongst the crew onboard. However I have only ever used a MIG set a few times, once during my cadetship and previous to that doing A-levels and that was to weld Aluminum! (Both over 10 yrs ago).
Tomorrow I'm getting a Portamig set as a treat to myself and a Land Rover chassis that seems to be a little worse then previously thought!!
However I am unsure as to what gas mixture to use for the work, aswell as a few other things although I'm aware alot of it will be trail and error with a great deal of practice!!
Any recommendations on gas suppliers, specific techniques required for repairing the rotten chassis or anything else that you may think be helpful will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
But first a basic intro of myself and experience.
Qualified as a marine engineer, and currently work on offshore support vessels, for the last 3yrs as Second Engineer. All my welding has been Arc and some TIG (vast majority the former), more then happy to do any welding required whether it be vertical, overhead etc and am the designated welder amongst the crew onboard. However I have only ever used a MIG set a few times, once during my cadetship and previous to that doing A-levels and that was to weld Aluminum! (Both over 10 yrs ago).
Tomorrow I'm getting a Portamig set as a treat to myself and a Land Rover chassis that seems to be a little worse then previously thought!!
However I am unsure as to what gas mixture to use for the work, aswell as a few other things although I'm aware alot of it will be trail and error with a great deal of practice!!
Any recommendations on gas suppliers, specific techniques required for repairing the rotten chassis or anything else that you may think be helpful will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers