Yep, and since your friend has stake in it, you know he'll do a better job :-) Unless you are like my Dad and brother who could be quoted saying "What do I care...it aint mine!" Dave On 12/21/05, joe trussell <vanagongl@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for all of the suggestions and info. > > I called around to a few people and places, including a buddy of mine who > works on Splitties up in Evergreen. I asked him if he knew of anybody who > did welding, and he said, "yeah, me!" > > So, I'm going to head up there next week and have him do it for the cost > of > a few beers. Much better price! > > Joe T. > > > >From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> > >Reply-To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: Welders in Denver? > >Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:43:39 -0800 > > > >I guess I should have explained "my personal experience"... my welding > >background is 90% buggy and off-road race car fabrication related. This > >means that most of the time I'm welding 4130 chrome moly tubing. You > would > >have to be a fool to use a 110V welder for this kind of work. The 220V > >Miller welders are among the best out there and like I said before, even > it > >can struggle on the thick stuff. It takes patience and practice to get > >good > >welds (and pretty ones too). If you're looking for a light duty welder > >(sheet metal, etc.), than a 110V will probably work for you, but if > you're > >looking for an all-purpose welder, you gotta go 220V. > > > >Cheers, > > > >Jeff > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf > >Of Frank Condelli > >Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:35 AM > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: Welders in Denver? > > > > > >In a message dated 21/12/2005 12:05:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > >LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > > > >From my personal experience, 110V MIG welders are pretty worthless. > >Everyone I know who has bought one, has regretted it. I have a Miller > >220V > >MIG and even it struggles on the thick stuff. > > > > > > > >Gotta disagree on that Jeff. I've had my 110V MIG for many years and > use > >it > >very often. True it will not penetrate heavy metal for a good > weld. But, > >for convenience and portability it's unbeatable. After over 10 years of > >ownership and no repairs to the unit, I'm satisfied with mine ! > > > >Cheers, > > > >Frank Condelli > >Almonte, Ontario, Canada > >'87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains > >Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley > >_Frank Condelli & Associates_ ( > http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) > >_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ > >(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) > >_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper > >camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11, 2006 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > |
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