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When I was welding professionally I used to get so close to the weld that the other welders used to say "I was one with the weld" . Kind of a Zen thing ! LOL ! I also used a number 10 filter. I know most will say that is not enough but it worked for me. The only metal you cannot watch the puddle...

I'm glad you started welding Steve. The reason I mentioned Oxy-Acetylene welding to start was because that was how I was taught. Once you learn to control a puddle of metal then it is a lot easier to control it with a Mig or Stick welding machine. Tig welding is really Oxy-Acetylene welding...

Yes, bigger better, faster, smarter. We have the technology ! LOL !!! Just takes 6 million dollars !

Some of the smaller MIG units are not that good, but the big commercial units cannot be beat ! I'm also going to be buying a Lincoln stick AC/DC 250amp unit soon (easier to move around) . There still being built like they where 50 years ago ! I love my 300amp TIG unit. Bought it in 1986 and...

Hobart got bought out by Miller in the 1980's. I used to use a really nice Hobart 400amp MIG unit built in the early 1970's. Ran like a Swiss watch. Good solid copper windings, no heating problems.

Yes, schooling is best. That way he can also decide which type of welding machine he likes best. Since I was a professional welder and had to weld with gas, stick, MIG, and TIG. I bought all four types ! Though my favorite is still stick welding.

Actually a pipe fitter has an extremely difficult job. He has to be able to weld in ALL positions, unlike a metal fabricator who usually has a bench and just lays down flat bead. I was a metal fabricator welder for 10 years. We also made a complete line of products for the fishing industry...

Rarely will you ever need a 100% duty cycle machine. I used one when I worked at "Kolstrand", but I was welding for over 7 hours straight. The endless bead !!!!!!

Sadly the company I worked for "Kolstrand Marine" went out of business a few years back :( . The fishing fleets could not compete with all the Russian fish on the market (sold dirt cheap !) , especially when our fleets cannot fish all year round like there's can. The company had been in...

I have a TIG unit. I welded mostly aluminum at the shop I worked , and some cast iron with the TIG. I had 3 machines at the shop, a 400amp stick, 300amp MIG and the TIG unit. The shop built marine equipment for the Seattle fishing fleet. Since I welded all the stainless steel in the shop...

One thing only a few have mentioned is a gas welding outfit. I own a 400amp Lincoln Stick/TIG unit and a portable Lincoln MIG unit. So I have no bias against the machines. In fact I worked at a machine shop for 10yrs doing all the stainless welding, a lot of aluminum and a lot black iron...