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It's a second (third???) hand Matco MIG unit. Runs on 110 and will be perfect for anything I need to do, which is nothing right now, but nice to have. Came with cart and basic mask, picked up a small Argon tank for it. Going to stop by Harbor freight for gloves and whatnot, and now I'm ready to practice.



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1972 Malibu
Vaguely stock appearing, and the opposite of restored.
1999 std bore 5.7, Vortec heads, Holley Stealth Ram, GM cam
700R4, Viking coilovers, 12 bolt 4.10 posi, and a whole bunch more
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are you selling it ?

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Nah, just got it Saturday. sorry.


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Bryan-NW 'burbs
1972 Malibu
Vaguely stock appearing, and the opposite of restored.
1999 std bore 5.7, Vortec heads, Holley Stealth Ram, GM cam
700R4, Viking coilovers, 12 bolt 4.10 posi, and a whole bunch more
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i see say i went up auto city classic saw denny n bought just about every body panel i need. he was awsome very nice and help full lol thats why i am lookin for a welder i want so bad to cruse this summer i am going crazy been dreaming and wishing since i was a little kid i finally got one that needs a ton of work but nothing i can handle

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Congrats' on the new welder. I have an old Miller stick welder, which I weld with on my car. I am not very good and when I was making my brackets my friend has MIG and loves it. He told me it is much easier to use: ) I think welders and welding would be a good topic for discussion. I am sure there are some here that know how to weld really well.

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Our April meeting was at Toll Welding in Plymouth. They've got quite a selection of "hobbyist" level welders that run on 110V - some with a bunch of automatic features that will make a novice look like a pro in 10 seconds!

It's an investment, but a tool that you'll be using for years. Get a decent auto-darkening helmet from the git-go as well.

I've got a 5 - 6 year old Lincoln "Weld-Pak 110", with the MIG (argon) kit. Great little machine.

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Manchu- Yeah, Denny is a nice guy for sure. Most of the non-original GM stuff I have bought has been through him.

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Bryan-NW 'burbs
1972 Malibu
Vaguely stock appearing, and the opposite of restored.
1999 std bore 5.7, Vortec heads, Holley Stealth Ram, GM cam
700R4, Viking coilovers, 12 bolt 4.10 posi, and a whole bunch more
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Hey John, weren't you going to upgrade and sell me your old stuff?!?

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Darren - Crystal, MN
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The best gloves I've found for MiG are unlined leather driving gloves from Fleet Farm. They are much lighter with thinner leather for better finger/hand use with them on. You really don't need thick gloves for a MiG. Very little splatter, unlike an arc welder. I think I paid about $8 for them.

Northern has a very decent auto darkening helmet for under $50 too. I will NEVER use a flip down helmet again since I got my auto helmet.

Check the polarity in the machine if you plan to use solid wire with gas. It may be set for flux core, which is opposite of solid.



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I have an Hobart auto darkening helmet. Practically $75



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I got it already set up for gas. The seller bought himself a nice new ma-sheen after getting bit by a tig welder bug.

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Bryan-NW 'burbs
1972 Malibu
Vaguely stock appearing, and the opposite of restored.
1999 std bore 5.7, Vortec heads, Holley Stealth Ram, GM cam
700R4, Viking coilovers, 12 bolt 4.10 posi, and a whole bunch more
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