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    Ok so my first weld looks like hell.....

    Something else you can do is to section your welds, and use some naval jelly to discolor the weld metal vs the base material. Just cut-apply naval jelly-wait-rinse off w/water. So you can see the weld fusion profile: I cut the spray/short fillet above and set camera to 'macro' mode.
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    Ok so my first weld looks like hell.....

    The little (135/175) Millers used something called wirespeed tracking, and I think the machine will try to balance the wirespeed for you according to what volt tap setting your using. I've never used a machine with this feature, so the following may be of no use- Melt-through won't be a...
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    Ok so my first weld looks like hell.....

    Do both. Mig does not dig too much, so it will sit on top if your just running beads on the plate. Set up a couple pieces into joints, butt,lap,tee... the t-joint is one of the easier ones (for mig) fwiw. Here are two pictures of some short t-fillets, 1 is short circuit and one is spray...
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    Anyone using a Hobart Handler 187 MIG - on sale for $600 locally

    Geeze, nothing wrong with taps, go buy it and get welding.
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    Need info on welding wire.

    If you are going to run a mix and use solid wire, just stock the .024 consumables- That machine will run out of gas with the larger wires- it won't run hotter or give you any more 'penetration' because you only have a certain amount of amps to work with and an .024 wire can use all the MM135...
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    Need info on welding wire.

    http://www.abrasives4sale.com/
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    Need info on welding wire.

    Radnor is an Airgas house label, could be Lincoln wire could be something else, sort've how K-sears sources tools for the Craftsmen brand. L-50 and L-56 are Lincoln wires falling under S-3 and S-6 type wire chemistry's.
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    So do I take the welding class or the auto body class?

    Autobody class. If the welding class is one of those I-car courses then take it their directly geared toward the autobody skills. Best to talk to the course instructors, chances are the welding class is the intro course to stick welding (I am assuming here) which will be of minimal value...
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    lincoln vs. miller

    LincolnElectric, has come out with new models in that class- PM180 & PM140 in tapped and infinite WFS control models. Miller bros., is coming out with different models of the 175 as well, and I think they have been released back east but not on West coast yet and Hobart has released the 187 also.
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    3 different welders. Opinions please!

    The Lincoln, will be compatible with most Tweco brands or clones of said brand. What this means is exactly as you stated it, Lincoln makes no direct profit on that, but it might be a deciding factor for somebody to think about which machine to purchase. But there is no reason, that the gun...
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    Miller 110 welding wire advice?

    Esab makes something called 'easy grind' my be worth a look, disclaimer- I have never used it, just heard of it. http://www.airgas.com/browse/product.aspx?Msg=RecID&recIds=10453&WT.svl=10453
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    learning to weld

    IF he says he is willing to teach you...well that really is his risk.
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    learning to weld

    How hard is it, well that is going to be an individual thing. Kinda like throwing a rock or baseball...how hard was that...and can you even remember? Its a physical skill, that has elements of intuition and innate talent mixed in. But you don't have to be especially gifted to make a...
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    Lincoln Pro-Mig 175

    Dayton. I could use a smaller machine like a SP175 plus to round out my welder options, but the landcruiser is getting some parts, and nice to have tools are on the backburner. And the sale of the old Hobart is just something that has crossed my mind (trying to clean/organize shop for the...
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    Lincoln Pro-Mig 175

    Hey if you ever-come into civilization say reno/carson/fallon drop me a-line, I've got a 300a @ 60% Hobart w/Miller feeder gathering dust...you might want to take a look at
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    Lincoln Pro-Mig 175

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    Lincoln Pro-Mig 175

    You may want to look into Millers special " infinite voltage control wire feed speed tracking" Or not.... My mig machine's have two fundamental controls 1) voltage 2) Wire feed speed, I do my own adjustments so Miller thanks, but no thanks .
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    Recommend Welding Helmet

    The 'Galaxy' , use the same headgear as the more expensive 'sattilite' model, that fact and its light weight - low price, make it THE budget lid. http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/html/Optrel.htm It is not auto-darkening however, and for those wishing to spend the dough the satilite is a...
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    can you mig weld DOM tube........

    4130 can be migged well enough also, but the chance of building up material without deep penetration is greater. This is where the skill of welder comes into play. I sniped your quote flintknapper. When one is welding on stuff .120 wall and thinner, and the biggest reason to use 4130 is...
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    can you mig weld DOM tube........

    4130 can me migged just fine and doubt heat treat will be an issue due to material thickness (thinness). good ole e70s-3 or e80s-2 for more strength whats the e70s-3 good for 70,000 lbs yeild ? Any welding process is going to weaken the parent metals, destructive testing is about the only...
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