Welding

[donsjeep]

Hi all. I have never welded but am interested in learning. I figure in the future when things bust it would be a good skill to know. Was just wondering what would be the easiest to learn? And what type of welder and gear would you recommend?

[justajeep]

A 140 amp mig welder (110 or 220) is good for most any work you would be doing on a Jeep yourself. Look for the Lincoln ones to come on sale at CT, they are a great welder for home use. Flux core wire will get you welding cheaper, but using solid wire and gas is better.

Get an auto darkening helmet, gloves, eye and ear protection, and a mini grinder.

Pick up some steel of various thickness, from sheet metal up to 1/4" plate(I'm sure if you ask on here someone will have scrap they could give you).

Pick up a book or watch youtube vids and start practicing. Take pics of your welds and post them here and we can give you pointers to help you get better.

[donsjeep]

Thanks! Looks like I got some shopping to do!

[97cherokee]

Get a chipping hammer and wire brush if your using flux core I am it's fine to use works well just have to get the slag off after I also have a auto dark helmet cheepie from princess auto and I Lincoln mig180 220v and it will do up to 1/2"

[Creepy]

Also of note is that the flux-core is good for dirty work, rust and body-sealer crap. Gas mig works better on clean prepped metal. The appearance of gas mig is also much much better.

Its really a matter of buying a machine and practicing. Its not overly hard.