Posted by Lance Skene on June 24, 2014 at 11:59:40 from (24.114.43.181):
In Reply to: welding posted by wbond on June 24, 2014 at 07:31:55:
My Pop was a die hard stick fan... but if you told him you could use just any stick he'd probably smack ya upside the head with a box of them...lol.
Stick is cheap and very versatile, but so is a mig with Co2, and migs are far easier to learn, at home I have an old 220 Lincoln stick and a an even older 110 Hobart mig with Co2, Co2 is alot cheaper than argon so even if I have to turn up the gas to weld outside I dont worry about wasting the gas, tack it and take it back to the shop if needed.
I wouldnt thank somebody for a free spool of fluxcore mig wire.
Lincoln's are personal brand choice but at work we have all Millers, mig and tig, no complaints about any of them.
Everyone here is adding good advice.. Im not discrediting anyone.... but training rookie welders is part of my job description and I believe migs are the easiest place to start... I often refer to it a "Soldering for Dumbies" because it teaches ppl to control the pool properly which you can later apply to anything from silver soldering and brazing to tig welding.
BUT... Im still my Pops kid... nothing sticks like a stick, I just dont believe its neccesary for most/many ppl this day in age.
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