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> They are much easier to get good welds with - they are essentially computer controlled. this didn't seem compelling to me at first glance because its pretty
by nullc 3y ago
> They are much easier to get good welds with - they are essentially computer controlled.
this didn't seem compelling to me at first glance because its pretty easy to get reasonable welds in mild steel. But I checked out some videos and see people breezing through with stainless and aluminum and getting good results fast, much faster than tig welding. (and point and shoot welding stuff like thin aluminum that a non-expert would just blow apart with arc welding)... pretty interesting.
- jacquesm 3y ago> because its pretty easy to get reasonable welds in mild steel Getting good welds consistently is hard, even in mild steel. They may look good, but you only know for sure if you check them (destructively or non-destructively). I've seen some pretty hairy stuff that looked nice on the outside but wasn't all that good on close inspection. With Aluminum it is actually harder to make a weld that looks good but actually isn't.