Picking a MIG Welder

Part of the Video Series How to MIG Weld

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In the market for a MIG welder? Learn how to pick the best MIG welder in this free welding video clip.

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Picking a MIG Welder
Hi I'm Mike Rogers and we are making this video for expertvillage.com on the basics of mig welding and how to choose your machine. The first thing to think about is the weight of the material that is likely to be working with. If you are on simple automotive work and steel work on just up to 2-3 millimeters that are basic 100 watts mig welder such as this is more adequate for the job. You get a chose of four different heat settings and multiple wire speed settings selected to be ...thickness of material you are working with. The second choose you get in this stage is whether to go with a machine that requires no gas or a machine that uses special wire which is called a gas less wire.

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Expert: Mike Rogers has over 30 years of welding experience. He was initially trained by haulage construction company Crane Fruehauf. Read More