GMC that is awesome work.
A work of art.
Is that welded with AC DC Tig, or a Mig and Spoolgun?
Can I ask what welder you would recommend to a home user playing around with dirt bike parts and customising?
Would it be possible to fabricate an aluminium fuel tank with a Mig?
regards
Gav
Thanks Gav
Not sure if you’re referring to the muffler or the chamber but the seams down the length of the chamber are Migged and all the welds around the circumference of the chamber are Tigged.
The muffler bracket is Tigged
Not sure what to recommend in welders, it’s a dilemma for me as well.
There’s always a very thin line between
“You get what you pay for”
and
“A fool and his money are soon parted”
From my experience the cheap arse Migs aren’t that great so I imagine the cheap Tigs aren’t that great either.
Are you looking for a Mig or Tig?
Either way the modern Inverter welders are the way to go and most of the modern small Migs have the option of scratch start Tig built in.
However that won’t help you put an Aluminium tank together.
Forget using a Mig for these sorts of jobs, unless you’re going to make it out of ¼” plate.
Migs are the best for general fabrication work but there not much chop for anything delicate or from ‘exotic’ materials.
A Spool gun should help with aluminium but I still wouldn’t use it on a tank.
A Tig would be best but it can take a while to get the experience needed which can be a costly learning curve based on the price of Argon these days.
