Subject	welding noob seeking advise
Posted by	Shiers69 on May 27, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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Message	what sort of metal should I be using to practice on before welding on my Z32? What thickness/material? For a simple point and shoot wire-feed MIG welder what gauge wire should I use? Any thoughts on 120V vs 220V welders? For now I'm just thinking about seam welds, but I'd likely want to work on a lot of other stuff in the future. Right now I'm wishing I would have taken shop class instead of physics way back in high school :-/
Follow Ups	welding noob seeking advise - Shiers69 15:40:29 05/27/11 get a welding textbook first and read it. - TeddyZ(SFC) 15:50:15 05/27/11 will it tell me what metal the Z32 is made of? (n/m) - Shiers69 16:00:50 05/27/11 I've got a MIG welding book I'd sell you. - Draker (Eugene, OR) 16:02:19 05/27/11 sorry - I don't mean to be a smartass - Shiers69 16:02:32 05/27/11 I would just go to your closest welding supply store. - Draker (Eugene, OR) 16:09:07 05/27/11 Physics > Welding - madscientist222 16:23:02 05/27/11 Here's what I figured out about the Z when I did some weld - Sleeper_TTZ(SeKy) 16:29:28 05/27/11 20 - 18 gauge should be a good start for practicing.. - SlicktopTT 17:47:57 05/27/11 Also, take a look at this student package from Miller - SlicktopTT 17:53:23 05/27/11 Just practice on all sizes of metal.. - KongZTT GT28RS MD 18:47:46 05/27/11 make sure you use the thinnest MIG wire you can get - FuerGrissa 19:14:13 05/27/11 Start with a thicker material to begin with, like 3/16". - Ash's Z 20:36:48 05/27/11
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