I have welded a lot in the past but my only aluminum experience has been with a tig I was planning on selling my boat and gonna buy an all weld boat but I have changed my my Mind I want a flat bottom mud boat with twin 37efi gator tails. I'm looking for a mig welder with a spool gun so I that can weld my own custom boat with3/16 floor and bottom. What are y'all using
What welder to get
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Oh that's horse shish Bob- 4043 is fine, you just have to lay down WAY more of it :laugh:
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The Lincoln 350MP pulse on pulse on pulse, beta ray, dark matter generating MIG welder I used on my last boat laid down welds that almost NEVER had black soot on em. It was a pretty fancy getup, with the ability to computer program every conceivable aspect of the weld. Too fancy for my taste actually-I set it up so I could sqeek out some basic welds, and after the boat was finished I sold it for what I had into it.
What I miss most of all is the 20' push/pull gun and the ability to use 25lb spools....sigh... And it had a funky 'hummmm' when it layed down a bead, instead of the classic sizzling bacon sound. I prolly shoulda kept that thing and learned how to use it, but for my occasional use I couldn't justify a $5k machine.
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well I said I ordered an Eastwood 175 mig, but their customer service has been horrible and I haven't even got the welder in. I ordered it more than 2 weeks ago and their still wasn't any conformation of shipping. it was "still processing". I called Friday to inquire about why it hasn't shipped and I got the run around from a guy and his answer was "I don't know why it hasn't shipped, call back Monday". so I canceled my order and i'll be going with blue! Yall talked me into it haha. Ill be picking up a miller 211 this week.
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You can't go wrong with a Miller. Be sure to google their Build with Blue Promotion, they have some really good rebates going on right now. I just bought another Trailblazer for my mobile welding business and got $400 back.
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I honestly don't remember. I had to google for 20 minutes to find a place that sold 1pound spools.
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Lol. The engineer in me wants to say so many things.....
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I cant find that 4943 anywhere in 1lb spools
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I need more info to google it!
http://www.hobartbrothers.com/product-details.html?name=Hobart®+MaxalMig®+4943
http://www.hobartbrothers.com/product-details.html?name=Hobart®+MaxalMig®+4943
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That's funny for sure. Only because he knows better...
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Both have thier place......
http://www.esabna.com/us/en/education/blog/should-i-use-4043-or-5356-filler-alloy.cfm
http://www.esabna.com/us/en/education/blog/should-i-use-4043-or-5356-filler-alloy.cfm
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Ya Bob, let him out. That's kinda weird letting an engineer stay in ya that long.
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On a quiet night you can hear him knocking to get out....
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when your welding with 4943, do you use it on 4043 settings or 5356? Is it a rigid wire like the 5356 or is more like the 4043?
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