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Old 08-25-2020, 09:34 PM   #271
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Re: Starting 1966 Factory Short Bed Build, Bagged, 383 Stroker and Muncie M20 4-Speed

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That is great to hear. I assumed that the seams where just there for assembly ease, but thought I would ask.

When I did my "69 I used the .035 and though it worked ok, I had to many blow through's, so I read that .025 is better, takes longer for bigger items, but better overall. I will be playing a bit though to get the feel. I actually bought a Miller Tig to also use if needed on this but mainly for aluminium.
Thick wire for heavy stuff.
Thin wire for thin stuff.

This lets you play around w/speed & heat settings for optimizing things for the work.
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