just a fyi for newbies.
i'm a "experienced" newbie. got my esab 161 tig about 8 months ago. does great detail work on AL, SS, and LCS. however, i find myself using my 90amp
so if you're deciding mig or tig, if it's steel you do, mig is the way to go.
i think i will start looking into a new 220v ~200amp mig unit.
Thanks for the info, Krypto. Can you, for those of us who need it (me), explain what you mean by low carbon steel?
Thanks,
rvb
IIRC, "low carbon" is the same thing as "mild", and "high carbon" is more along the stainless variety......
Someone please correct me if i'm wrong...
Jeremy
check out these links. you can Google up "types of steel".
the ASTM are specifications mapping steels to applications.
general structual steel is in specification A36 (low carbon), typical home depot crud.
Thanks for the links. I've Googled for "types of steel", but didn't know enough about what I was looking for. These will help.
rvb
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