Gasless mig ?

[jimson]

G'day viewers, can someone educate me or direct me to purchasing a gasless mig ? I will only be using it for repairing the rust in my old Bedford truck project. I can stick weld, not perfect but enough to make a trailer & have learnt mig at tafe many years ago lol so it's going to be interesting welding with a mig. I just don't want the hassles with renting bottles. Jimson

[pokey]

get a Tig.. Much better and can use it on more things. Thin sheet metal is a bitch with a Mig but it can be done. spot spot spot spot.

[oldyzman]

I think gasless mig is poo.

[topari]

...gasless mig can be useful for spotwelding sheet metal.

[Slakewell]

I paid 800 for the mig and then 500 to buy gas bottle outright. Gasless Mig is like a dry fart.

[jimson]

Slakewell, I don't know about you, but I'd rather a dry fart then a wet one lol cost is a big issue for me so I'll have to investigate the situation. Were do you buy bottles outright & who fills them ? Jimson

[Butcher]

tig welders are no good for panel work on cars, too much zinc in the panels. If your doing a bit of welding on thin metal, take the plunge and buy a gas bottle, your way better off

[GMC]

Gasless Migs are good for welding gal or outdoors but I don't think much of them otherwise, much better of with a gas bottle.
Also most inverter migs these days can be used as a tig if your keen enough to buy a torch and another gas bottle.
Bottle rental should be somewhere around $15 a month
You can buy bottles from some places plus you can also buy mini bottles as well (meant for awkward site jobs) but the gas is usually a lot dearer this way so depends on how much welding you do

[sleepy]

Slakewell, I don't know about you, but I'd rather a dry fart then a wet one lol cost is a big issue for me so I'll have to investigate the situation. Were do you buy bottles outright & who fills them ? Jimson

Bunnings are now doing gas. Oxy, actetylene, argon and a MIG gas mix similar to Argosheild. They only have D size cylinders which are the smaller size ones, you pay $200 refundable deposit for each cylinder then pay just for the gas each fill and no rent ever again.

[HeavenVMX]

Bunnings don't do acetylene apparently. Well I have been told the same thing by two NSW stores but maybe they do in other states.

[mick25]

I'm sure Bunnings in my town cessnock NSW has Acetylene bottles
I'm in there a few times a week I will double check but I'm 90% sure they have them..

[skypig]

Slakewell, I don't know about you, but I'd rather a dry fart then a wet one lol cost is a big issue for me so I'll have to investigate the situation. Were do you buy bottles outright & who fills them ? Jimson

Bunnings are now doing gas. Oxy, actetylene, argon and a MIG gas mix similar to Argosheild. They only have D size cylinders which are the smaller size ones, you pay $200 refundable deposit for each cylinder then pay just for the gas each fill and no rent ever again.

Sounds good for those of us with all the gear, (gauges, Dillon torch, hoses)  but a very occasional use for oxy.

[sleepy]

My local store at Capalaba Qld has all the gases in stock and there open 7 days a week. I have there OXY and Acet as I don't use much anymore but still pay rent on a BOC argon cylinder as I use enough of it to justify the rip-off rental costs.

[yamaico]

Gasweld do Argon - buy the bottle, pay the refill and flip the bird to BOC.

[Oldfart]

Do... gasweld do E size bottles