Question for all fabricators...
Question for all fabricators... How many of you do it yourselfers or sponsors have used a mig welder for their stainless steel turbo build? How has it held up? Would it make a difference if it had solid motor mounts and the turbo was fixed also to help with cracking? How did it turn out for you guys? what gauge did you guys use also? Do any of you guys see a reason not using a mig for this kind of build? Im thinking about picking up a welder and learning before I take on the task of sideways240 even though his turned out really good I dont trust myself that much. Thanks in advance.
Last edited by bigbird01; May 15, 2009 at 04:09 PM. Reason: add a question
How many of you do it yourselfers or sponsors have used a mig welder for their stainless steel turbo build? How has it held up? Would it make a difference if it had solid motor mounts and the turbo was fixed also to help with cracking? How did it turn out for you guys? what gauge did you guys use also? Do any of you guys see a reason not using a mig for this kind of build? Im thinking about picking up a welder and learning before I take on the task of sideways240 even though his turned out really good I dont trust myself that much. Thanks in advance.
Not all my welds look the greatest, it was our first attempt at anything like this.
If i were to do it again, which i will sooner then later, it will be better.
Good luck, Chris
i mig all stainless. 8 hours a day. 6 days a week. it will hold up and you dont need tri mix.
tig is great but slow. get a good pulse miller mig setup and you will never tig again.
my pulse welder has replaced my tig basicly. i do black, chromoly, stainless, aluminum. it love the ****.
tig is great but slow. get a good pulse miller mig setup and you will never tig again.
my pulse welder has replaced my tig basicly. i do black, chromoly, stainless, aluminum. it love the ****.
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TIG looks nice.
MIG works. As I said elsewhere, just look at most mass produced stainless exhausts or mufflers. ( eg Magnaflow ) they are all MIG welded.
I also find that with MIG....there is much less chance of weld protrusion inside the pipework. Although thats maybe just because I'm ***** with a TIG.
MIG works. As I said elsewhere, just look at most mass produced stainless exhausts or mufflers. ( eg Magnaflow ) they are all MIG welded.
I also find that with MIG....there is much less chance of weld protrusion inside the pipework. Although thats maybe just because I'm ***** with a TIG.
MIG/TIG are just processes. Either or can be weak and both can be equally strong. And both can look really good. MIG welding is more for production (higher paced) work, TIG welding is for the artist if that makes sense. But if you know how to use both then strength wise there is no difference in the welds each create. Delecate work that you want zero spatter on also use TIG. You'll usually get more heat into your peice when you TIG (because your slower and more precise), so you need to account for that, warpage, shrinkage....etc.
I tigged all my 304 stainless hotside with a DC Lincoln stick machine I already had, just bought a nice used weldcraft torch off e-bay for 75.00 You just dont have the luxury of a pedal and you have to scratch start which in my opinion makes you learn to be a better welder.
main thing is dont worry about getting it right the first time, or even second
ive got scraps welded to crap welded to stainless welded to aluminized blah blah get a decent welder and a clean surface w/ a good ground and you can pretty much make anything stick and last a couple years.
get some of that fiberglass wrap and just worry about covering it all up with a neat job of that!
ive got scraps welded to crap welded to stainless welded to aluminized blah blah get a decent welder and a clean surface w/ a good ground and you can pretty much make anything stick and last a couple years.
get some of that fiberglass wrap and just worry about covering it all up with a neat job of that!
main thing is dont worry about getting it right the first time, or even second
ive got scraps welded to crap welded to stainless welded to aluminized blah blah get a decent welder and a clean surface w/ a good ground and you can pretty much make anything stick and last a couple years.
get some of that fiberglass wrap and just worry about covering it all up with a neat job of that!
ive got scraps welded to crap welded to stainless welded to aluminized blah blah get a decent welder and a clean surface w/ a good ground and you can pretty much make anything stick and last a couple years.
get some of that fiberglass wrap and just worry about covering it all up with a neat job of that!
part. all that art and wrap them in fiberglass.. its sad but must be done!