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Old 17th March 2010, 09:40 PM
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Hay guys just a quick question to see how many of you have tig welded chassis?
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Old 17th March 2010, 09:51 PM
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I tig'd mine all the way, as ive never used a mig welder before, only tig. I didn't have anay probs, apart from it being slow, but it didnt really bother me.
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Old 17th March 2010, 09:55 PM
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mine is a mix of mig and tig. tigged all the pretty bits and migged all the hard to get to bits.
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Old 17th March 2010, 10:23 PM
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I used tig on my chassis and wishbones. Simply because thats was the only welding set I could get for free. Its very relaxing, if nothing else. Although required two hands does mean you tend to need a lot of clamps etc to hold things in place.
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Old 18th March 2010, 07:28 AM
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Cool. The idea for using tig and mig for hard to get to bits is a great idea. Thanks a load guys!
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Old 18th March 2010, 08:40 AM
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Just to be different I arc welded mine. I think you get a much deeper, stronger weld on thick gauge material with arc - it's a debate that has been had many times now I have a 200 amp jobby, most of the time I use it at an indicated 90 amps, the rear uprights required 130 amps, still well within the capabilities of the machine.
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