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  1. brainsboy

    brainsboy Member

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    Body work is done with a Mig welder.

    Stick welding is for thicker metal or for serious penetration like when you work on full frames.
     
    brainsboy, Apr 30, 2009
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    Well, you can if you know what you're doing. That's one of the options we had before mig welders became available. You need to use a stitch weld attachment that cuts the weld current in half and small rods. I always had better luck with that than brazing or oxy-acetelene welding.

    But, yeah, a mig welder is the way to go.
     
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  3. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    nothing worse than turning a little hole into a big hole :oops:
     
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  4. 1973Maverick357

    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    Well how much are wig welders?
     
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    That sounds painful! :biglaugh:
     
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    you can buy small migs for a couple hundred dollars that are perfect for doing sheet metal work..

    Check the local pawn shops ;)
     
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