getting a welder
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getting a welder
let me start off by saying that im going to need new floorpans for my '65 in the near future. I want to repair that myself just so i know that i put hard work into the car. But, I just talked to my dad and he said the he has a Lincoln Mig welder that he never uses in his tool shed. Im not goin to be home till 2maro so once i get a chance ill take some pics. and let you guys know the specs. Then you guys can tell me if it has enough power to do the job.
....ohhh yeah, did i mention he said i can have it![sm=wootwoot.gif]
....ohhh yeah, did i mention he said i can have it![sm=wootwoot.gif]
If it's a Lincoln, it will more than likely have plenty of power to weld automotive sheet metal. Just hope that it has gas with it.
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RE: getting a welder
According to what I could dig up, mig welding may have been invented in 1948, though I don't know how soon home welders of that variety started showing up. I think Grimm was asking how old it was and how long it was sitting, because if it was neglected, the mechanical rollers, etc. may be mucked up and not feed the wire well = pain in the butt to weld like that.
The gas shielded metal arc welding (GMAW) process was successfully developed at Battelle Memorial Institute in 1948 under the sponsorship of the Air Reduction Company. This development utilized the gas shielded arc similar to the gas tungsten arc, but replaced the tungsten electrode with a continuously fed electrode wire. One of the basic changes that made the process more usable was the small-diameter electrode wires and the constant-voltage poser source. This principle had been patented earlier by H.E. Kennedy. The initial introduction of GMAW was for welding nonferrous metals. The high deposition rate led users to try the process on steel. The cost of inert gas was relatively high and the cost savings were not immediately available.