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edgeleycanuck · 12-04-2019, 07:33 PM

I bought a miller 210 at an auction, I dont know if ive ever used more than half of its potential(not only used for vehicle projects), but what i or others have doesn't matter, you want to know if what you already have bought and paid for will suffice.
I'm not sure if there is anything more than 3/16 thick on our projects( I have a bit of 1/4 only because I had it around)? A suggestion I would make is practice some welds on some scrap peices that are as thick as what will be using on the finished product, even cut through the weld to check penetration. As far as duty cycle goes each weld is really only moments at a time. Penetration is what really is the deciding factor, if the metal is prepped/vee'd correctly more than one pass could work too.
Body parts/light gauge metal, I think most would agree that mig with gas is by far preferable as compared to flux core.

12-04-2019, 07:33 PM	#5
edgeleycanuck Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: edgeley sask Posts: 89	Re: Welder question and recommendations I bought a miller 210 at an auction, I dont know if ive ever used more than half of its potential(not only used for vehicle projects), but what i or others have doesn't matter, you want to know if what you already have bought and paid for will suffice. I'm not sure if there is anything more than 3/16 thick on our projects( I have a bit of 1/4 only because I had it around)? A suggestion I would make is practice some welds on some scrap peices that are as thick as what will be using on the finished product, even cut through the weld to check penetration. As far as duty cycle goes each weld is really only moments at a time. Penetration is what really is the deciding factor, if the metal is prepped/vee'd correctly more than one pass could work too. Body parts/light gauge metal, I think most would agree that mig with gas is by far preferable as compared to flux core.