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<blockquote data-quote="Phil Graham" data-source="post: 8072" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>Hey all,</p><p></p><p>I did a good amount of TIG on mild steel, nickel, and titanium in graduate school. We had two TIGs, a "traditional" and an inverter unit, both nice and expensive Millers.</p><p></p><p>I'd now like to buy a hobby level MIG unit, primarily to work with mild and stainless sheet, tube, or u-channel. Ability to also do TIG is a bonus, but by no means a requirement. I'm looking for a unit < 200amp with a reasonable duty cycle. I'm not doing automotive work, but rather minor fab work on projects like solar power, a custom charcoal grill, and simple stove designs for developing world. The thickest base material I'll likely utilize is 16 gauge (1.6mm) stainless (austenitic stainless).</p><p></p><p>So, if you have a harbor freight MIG for hobbyist work, how do you like it? If I go step above those units, what do you recommend?</p><p></p><p>Also, can anyone recommend a small metal brake? Mostly for doing right angle bottoming of sheet metal, so nothing fancy, again compatible with 16 gauge austenitic austenitic stainless sheet.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Graham, post: 8072, member: 430"] Hey all, I did a good amount of TIG on mild steel, nickel, and titanium in graduate school. We had two TIGs, a "traditional" and an inverter unit, both nice and expensive Millers. I'd now like to buy a hobby level MIG unit, primarily to work with mild and stainless sheet, tube, or u-channel. Ability to also do TIG is a bonus, but by no means a requirement. I'm looking for a unit < 200amp with a reasonable duty cycle. I'm not doing automotive work, but rather minor fab work on projects like solar power, a custom charcoal grill, and simple stove designs for developing world. The thickest base material I'll likely utilize is 16 gauge (1.6mm) stainless (austenitic stainless). So, if you have a harbor freight MIG for hobbyist work, how do you like it? If I go step above those units, what do you recommend? Also, can anyone recommend a small metal brake? Mostly for doing right angle bottoming of sheet metal, so nothing fancy, again compatible with 16 gauge austenitic austenitic stainless sheet. Thanks in advance, [/QUOTE]
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