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Old 02-13-08, 04:33 PM   #17
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John,
Not everyone can afford a MM250 as their first welder, but pretty much everyone can afford a used buzz box. No matter what you chose, you are going to have to learn how to weld with it. Depositing metal is not necessarily welding.
I agree. Once again, wise words from Charlie.

My welding instructor, Clive Lugmayer, used to say that a "welder" was a machine and a "weldor" was a person who was trained to use it. Unfortunately, the word "welder" used to describe both. He also used to say that just because you own a welder that does not make one you one.

PS Thanks for the tire carrier

John
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