Been watching for a bit, but this is my first post.
I decided to buy a mig welder to do body work on my car as I've had an arc welder for some time and understand that it's not a good choice on thin sheet metal.
I hadn't found this (or any other) forum before my purchase -- which was my first mistake.
I bought a Mig-90, which is a flux core machine that cannot be converted to gas. It is also "live wire feed". It's made by a company named Chicago Electric, which is in China... :?
It does have adjustable wire feed rate, but the power selection is just "high" or "low".
I've heard a lot of bad things about machines of this type -- though in my practice runs it seems to do decent welds (for a beginner). Is this going to be usable for vehicle sheet metal? Have I just blown my (meager) welder budget for nothing? Any help, advise, or comments are most welcome!
Terry :roll:
I decided to buy a mig welder to do body work on my car as I've had an arc welder for some time and understand that it's not a good choice on thin sheet metal.
I hadn't found this (or any other) forum before my purchase -- which was my first mistake.
I bought a Mig-90, which is a flux core machine that cannot be converted to gas. It is also "live wire feed". It's made by a company named Chicago Electric, which is in China... :?
It does have adjustable wire feed rate, but the power selection is just "high" or "low".
I've heard a lot of bad things about machines of this type -- though in my practice runs it seems to do decent welds (for a beginner). Is this going to be usable for vehicle sheet metal? Have I just blown my (meager) welder budget for nothing? Any help, advise, or comments are most welcome!
Terry :roll: