[mike@af]

Originally Posted by 83-944

I'll bite. I'm not a professional, I'm uncertified and I'm self taught. MIG welding for me was a long learning experience of trial and error. Lot's of golf ball sized welds had to be ground down when i first tried it out. When i first "inherited" my mig welder from my dad, it was already fifteen years old and would overheat every 10 or so minutes. After installing 6 PC fans blowing on the transformer, I can go for hours so long as the wire feed doesn't jam up.

The welder is a Migmate Super SiP. I couldn't find replacement nozzles, tips, triggers, or sheaths so i've had to "retrofit" it to misc lincoln parts.

This welder has helped resurrect a 70 Porsche 914-6, a 63 VW k-Ghia, a 74 Porsche 914 2.0, a 65 VW Beetle, and currently a 62 VW K-Ghia.

The welder is going to be retired after this project for it's uncontrollable wire feed rate. It will be replaced probably with a TIG welder of some type once funds become available. Are there any other uses for CO2/Argon tanks?

You can use the tank for the TIG welder. At school we use CO2/Argon tanks with or without CO2 in the mix.