Mig or Tig? For Air Ride Kit

Thats pretty bio. Doesn't everyone have 220? hell, i used my dryer outlet when I used to bag stuff out of my garage, it worked fine. It just boils down to experience, when I started I had NO experience and bought a grainger 220 volt crappy welder and just used common cents.. (not dollars) a cheap 220 isn't that much more than a 110 so if your starting just spend a few extra bucks to save yourself a headache. I've used a 110, but you have to have a bit more experience to make a good weld.

Originally posted by tbmx86



I slightly disagree on the 220 vs 110 mig. If you have a 110 mig and know what your doing you can weld any frame work. Although a 220 is better, not everybody has the outlet for a 220 plug, so if you know how to weld and you run gas on a good 110, you can weld anything with it.

eh, kinda right here. but to weld the thicknesses of metal commonly used such as 3/16 and 1/4, you need a special 110 outlet. the common house outlet is a 15 amp, and the 110 welders require a 25 amp line to weld thicker stuff. also dont use gas on the thicker stuff, it cools everything which is what you dont want. run .35 flux core with multiple passes for proper penetration.

a 110 would be fine most frames are only an 1/8 inch thick, a 110 will weld up to 1/4 inch with no problem and good penetration as long as you dont rush, for anything thicker use a 220

Me and my buddy is backhalfing his Ranger and we are using a 110v ya i agree it takes long but it still does the job . we usually get the penetrating weld than put 1 or 2 more welds aroudn it just for added stregnth , Id love to use tig on a frmae but it takes forever i thinkin the welds look awesome in tig, and arc thats a skill right there