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BikeBrewer

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  1. Hi,

    I'm starting to set up a hobby smith workshop and I'm wondering what I should start with for welding. I eventually want to get into stainless and aluminum welding with the capability to so sanitary welds. I have no formal training at all, but I've welded with stick, mig, and tig, including stainless and titanium. I was a crappy stick welder, but I did all right with mig and tig through practice, as I was always basically just shown the equipment and told to go at it. I haven't done any welding for years, but I have grad level courses in welding theory, metallurgy, and microstructual elements in metals, though I need to re-read the texts.

    I'm on a limited budget right now, but would rather buy the right equipment first, though my budget would be limited to $750 at the high end. Initially I'm looking just at dealing with mild steel, so I could work with an oxy/acetylene set-up, if that's the way to go right now.

    Thoughts or recommendations?

    Mark


  2. Worth keeping? Depends. Is $17 to $23 worth keeping? Know any black powder afficionados you can barter with? Fishermen? Plumbers?


    Sorry, I meant worth keeping myself. Is there any reason I'd want to keep it because it would be useful for something in blacksmithing. Thanks for the black powder idea.

    Mark
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