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by ash_091 225 days ago
MIG is for hobbyists. Real programmers use TIG.
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ErroneousBosh 225 days ago
I haven't got space for a TIG. However a couple of weeks ago Hofer had an inverter gasless MIG about the size of a Commodore 64 power brick, not including the spool of wire. Can't say I wasn't tempted to get myself a hot-glue-gun-for-metal kind of tool.
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bluGill 225 days ago
> gasless MIG

I hate when people use that term the G in MIG stands for Gas. If you are not running a Gas (argon, CO2...) it isn't Mig. There are flux core wires that are commonly used and called Mig, but they are not Mig (unless there is also a gas flow - this isn't uncommon) and have very different weld properties.

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ErroneousBosh 224 days ago
So do I, but everyone knows what you mean.

I've also got one of those wee inverter stick welders that's about the size of two VHS tapes, and that is an incredible bit of kit.

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