Whats your pleasure?

[Brushhill dave]

And I've no grey hais as of yet but haven't been in high school in a long time!

 

[sandman2234]

I took several welding class's at the local Votech back in the late 80's, and after I learned stick, the instructor put me in a booth with a tig and a stack of aluminum plates. When I got tired of that, I asked him about learning the Mig, and he told me to get my but back in the booth with the tig. I will always remember his next comment... "I can teach a monkey to run a mig but tig is where the money is at." I never did learn to run a mig correctly, though I have had one in my hand a couple of times. We had an aluminum push/pull machine that ran off single phase that we would take to jobsites when needed, (or to the house for a project) but in reality, most of my welding is done via stick. I do have a rather large (for a home shop) Miller AC/DC power source that also has high frequency for Tig, so welding 5/8" aluminum at the house is possible. (had some projects that I had to weld up using 5/8", so I know it will do it) Only thing I don't like about running tig that high is paying the electric bill, lol.
David from jax




(fixing to be 56)

 

[GLyford]

Stick. Buzzbox and couple of 5# boxes of 7014, plus a few # in the itty bitty stuff I use for sheet metal (1/16), and a box of nickel for cast. Can't afford another machine, and I find burning stick theraputic, I suspect my next purchase would be DC. Strictly a hobbyist, takes me a few sticks to get anything past chicken scratch and gorilla welds, but stuff stays together so I'm happy.

Age: middle, more pepper than salt. I'm usually covered in yellow lab fur anyway...

 

[Yandaddy1110]

Used a red tombstone (ac only) for 15years and never could get the hang of it.
Switched to a red mig w/sheilding gas and never looked back, welds look 100% better.
Age: Almost 50 old enough to know you get what you pay for.

 

[RPW]

Depends on what I'm welding. Stick, FCAW for outside or heavier work. MIG/TIG for indoors thinner stuff. Old enough to know better, young enough not to care

 

[lilranch2001]

I was always a better stick welder than mig, I got a better structural weld with 7018

I never much liked welding light metal when I welded for a living so I will stick with stick



and im old nuff to know better, and young nuff to still wanna do it anyway

 

[Sutol]

Mig here, I weld mostly thin stuff but my mig will weld anything from a biscuit tin to welding on a tow bar (done both)

Got a stick welder but hardly ever use it as most times it wont go down low enough and I would rather have the mig with its instant spark up than have the stick sticking because I'm not that good at it

Not much slag with the mig either and most times none.

I'm silver haired and sixty four soon but the old brain thinks its 21

 

[monckywrench]

I like 'em all, but if forced to choose I'd choose stick for versatility.

 

[Chilly807]

I have both, I learned to weld using a stick almost 30 years ago. I didn't strike an arc for 25 years, then bought a MIG and learned all over again.

I like the AC/DC stick for quick projects and repairs, and it's the cat's azz for heavy stock.

The MIG is smoother, faster, and a much higher production machine. I have a spoolgun for welding aluminum, which was the primary reason I chose the MIG. There's nothing like MIG for light metal, except maybe TIG which I don't have. Yet.

Sean

 

[micwzzrd]

I learned about 8 yr old with stick. used that for 40 some years. then got mig w/gas. used that for about 10 yr know. I doin't wield much over 3/8 stock.