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    if i jus wanted to tac weld some stainless steel piping so i can take it to someone to do a professional weld what would be the equipment that i would need. i'm working on my intercooler piping

    jus trying to be more involved with my project car

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    umm...a mig welder....

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    does not compute...

    are you trying to ask a question or just telling us a random statement?

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    ^^^read again erin hes asking what does he need to tac weld ex. what kind of welder etc

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    ahh, punctuation helps things immensely.


    any cheap MIG will do the job, although i don't recommend buying a flux-core MIG since it's sloppy as hell and won't really do stainless and actually hold together. any basic MIG that uses a shielding gas will work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    ahh, punctuation helps things immensely.


    any cheap MIG will do the job, although i don't recommend buying a flux-core MIG since it's sloppy as hell and won't really do stainless and actually hold together. any basic MIG that uses a shielding gas will work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    ahh, punctuation helps things immensely.


    any cheap MIG will do the job, although i don't recommend buying a flux-core MIG since it's sloppy as hell and won't really do stainless and actually hold together. any basic MIG that uses a shielding gas will work.
    Yup, mine is gas or electric. Still havent gotten around to gettting a tank and gas for it. It tac welds ok but thats about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Paper Diary
    Yup, mine is gas or electric. Still havent gotten around to gettting a tank and gas for it. It tac welds ok but thats about it.
    cuz your dumb ass needs to get a tank of gas and learn how to weld

    i want chris's welder

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon00
    cuz your dumb ass needs to get a tank of gas and learn how to weld

    i want chris's welder
    Im too poor to buy anything right now....and if im buying something, its going in or on my car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1 SICK GT
    if i jus wanted to tac weld some stainless steel piping so i can take it to someone to do a professional weld what would be the equipment that i would need. i'm working on my intercooler piping

    jus trying to be more involved with my project car
    MIG weld should work fine.

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    thanks for your comments

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    yeah you can MIG or TIG it. MIG would be a lot easier and cheaper. make sure you have the right filler wire for the stainles steel though. and you'll definitely want to use .035" or smaller sized wire.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5thgcelica
    yeah you can MIG or TIG it. MIG would be a lot easier and cheaper. make sure you have the right filler wire for the stainles steel though. and you'll definitely want to use .035" or smaller sized wire.
    You can use wire for mild steel, but I would recommend using wire for stainless, simply so it wont rust, if you use the mild steel wire it will rust unless its painting. But if you are keeping it all stainless just use the stainless wire..
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    I dont think I would buy a welder just to tack. there are cheaper ways to temporarily hold stuff together. But if you do, stainless wire with very little volts(im assuming your welding piping).

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    Quote Originally Posted by nofive-0
    I dont think I would buy a welder just to tack. there are cheaper ways to temporarily hold stuff together. But if you do, stainless wire with very little volts(im assuming your welding piping).
    i was really buying it to learn how to weld but for now all i need is to tac, i'll practice later on something else beside my intercooler piping to learn how to weld

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