| Description: | Some advices on welding equipment, MIG and TIG welders, plasma cutters. Identify the types of welding projects and materials you will weld most of the time. Are you creating metal sculptures? Do you intend to restore an old muscle car in your garage? Does the motorcycle you bought years ago require some fabrication? Maybe you need to do basic repair on farm equipment. Taking the time up front to identify the projects that will occupy the biggest percentage of your welding activity will help you determine the specific thickness of metal you will likely weld most often - and ultimately help you select the most suitable welder. Time to get a bit more specific. Let's take a look at what welding process you can use for each metal type. Keep in mind that many of these materials are also processed using varying combinations of two or more metals to reinforce strength and functionality. Purchase online MIG welders: Make sure everything is 'squeaky' clean. TIG welding is not tolerant of any contaminants. Be sure to clean your base metal with a good degreaser, BEFORE you scrub it with a dedicated wire brush. Do not use the same brush on different kinds of metal. Wipe the filler rod down with degreaser, too. Get comfortable. Whenever possible, I like to be seated when I'm welding. Even in situations where sitting isn't possible, any little adjustments to my stance or body position that make me more comfortable will have a noticeable effect on the weld. Optrel Panoramaxx Welding Helmet. This Optel's hood comes with advanced VegaView LCD technology and a rechargeable lithium battery that can be charged using an USB cable. The Panoramaxx provides the wearer a six times more field of vision than any other helmet. Its panorama view combined with the light state of 2.5 DIN brightness level, plus the highly detailed color rendering gives the user a level of full visual clarity that few other helmets can match. The automated welding mask has a massive field of vision. The nose cutouts are perfectly placed above the user's nose for optimal positioning of the ADF nearer the welder's eyes. It's also very low maintenance and easy to wear. The Panoramaxx features the patented Optrel auto-pilot function. This is made possible by an advanced sensor that measures the brightness of the arc flashes. The sensor automatically adjusts to the correct darkness value. |
