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<blockquote data-quote="currylager" data-source="post: 19408" data-attributes="member: 174"><p>ARC welding uses electricity and a glorified sparkler (electrode) which is best used for industrial steelwork, too crude for bodywork, as i found out 16 years ago when attempting to restore a ford anglia.</p><p></p><p>Mig welding uses steel wire fed though a gun under a shield of Co2 to prevent oxidisation and stops spattering, or flux coated wire without the shield of gas which also prevents oxidisation. (Most commonly used option)</p><p></p><p>Tig, as far as i know uses a tungsten tip to strike up an arc which metal wire is fed into to produce a weld and join the panels (requires a lot of skill apparently) (thats me f***ed then!!)</p><p></p><p>There is also gas, which requires a lot of skill, a portapac set of bottles and believe it tends to warp panels more easily.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure someone else is gonna tell me a lot more about this now i've stuck my neck out :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="currylager, post: 19408, member: 174"] ARC welding uses electricity and a glorified sparkler (electrode) which is best used for industrial steelwork, too crude for bodywork, as i found out 16 years ago when attempting to restore a ford anglia. Mig welding uses steel wire fed though a gun under a shield of Co2 to prevent oxidisation and stops spattering, or flux coated wire without the shield of gas which also prevents oxidisation. (Most commonly used option) Tig, as far as i know uses a tungsten tip to strike up an arc which metal wire is fed into to produce a weld and join the panels (requires a lot of skill apparently) (thats me f***ed then!!) There is also gas, which requires a lot of skill, a portapac set of bottles and believe it tends to warp panels more easily. I'm sure someone else is gonna tell me a lot more about this now i've stuck my neck out :lol: [/QUOTE]
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