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Old 01-17-2010, 11:54 PM   #3
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Something I've learned: welding sheet metal SUCKS! Anything less than ~1/16" burns through very, very fast. Pull the trigger once too often, or hit it with a stick, or don't move quikly enough, and you blast a hole before you know it.

Get a basic flux core wire feed- don't need argon or anything to begin with- and just start welding scraps. You'll need a few pair of old Vice Grips- but you won't be able to use them for other work. The heat from welding destroys the treatment on the jaws and they get soft.
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