Hey guys,

Up until now I was set on getting a hobart 140 to start welding... I plan on making manifolds(thinwall), doing exhaust work and turbo plumbing. I have been thinking about dropping the 600$ on a mig but now that I am ready to I have had second thoughts because I will eventually want to begin doing tig.

Just looking for a second opinion on this, I've never welded anything... would it be a bad idea to start learning tig from the beginning or should I start with mig...

The two seem to me like to different fields more than a step 1 then step 2 in learning welding...

thanks!

 

Go for tig, its alot more versatile.

 

Id say TIG as well. Unfortunately, in the whole turbo manifold, piping, etc. scene, appearance does sell. Most would buy a "good looking", poor quality TIG weld, over a standard looking, good quality MIG weld. However, this field is now heavily into the stainless steel world so... And after buying a TIG you get a scense of releive, because thats when you realize the only thing that is holding you back from welding anything, is your own personal skills, not the machine you own. If it were me, I would save for the Miller Sync. 180SD
Kyle

 

If your planning to start selling anything you almost have to go with a TIG. And it seems like thats what your interested in getting into, so i say try and get a TIG.

 

I agree, i wish i had of saved the extra and bought a TIG, don't get me wrong, MIG's are very useful and i'm glad i have mine, but TIG is the way to go.

 

Thanks guys, i thought it was the better move. I'm actually not going to be reselling the stuff it's just for my personal cars. I just happen to have too many and manifolds/piping would start costing me more than a welding setup ;-).

thanks again for your posts! i'm going to put the funds away until i have enough for a 180SD.

 

I don't think tig is the way to go for people who are looking for portability. For instance, I don't have a heated garage so I'm thinking during the winter, I may want to weld in my basement instead. How the hell can I get a 200lb machine down a flight of stairs?

 

friends or muscles? hehehe really 200lbs is not a lot at all.

 

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You better have some ventilation down there.

 

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It's not safe to gas weld indoors? I thought that was the only way. I'm not talking about fluxcore.

 

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It's called, Miller Dynasty... 45lbs.

 

You could put a downpayment on a house for one of those.

 

if your impatient like me you wont want to tig anything. bust out the Mig and have it done fast

 

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I can't tell if you are joking or not