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Mig is generally used for car work. You can get more done with fewer hands and it’s a bit more forgiving. I restored a vespa px body shell with tig and it was a bit of a ball ache. Tig needs to be super clean and old bodywork tends to have impurities and grot you can’t see. I think mig is a little more easy to work around with that aspect. Also it’s just easier to do in general.
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Thank you, you’ve confirmed a lot of what I’ve read / in the process of reading about the gas vs no gas debate, as well as wire feed wear.
I guess I’m at a point where I’d like to learn and got a relatively good project to learn on.
Perhaps(definitely), as always, being impatient/impulsive as I have a rare quiet Sunday where all I want to do now is practice welding.
Should probably focus on the more immediate necessity of the prep work.
@dbr - 1mm ish steel / stainless steel car bodywork. I believe due to portability that MIG is probably the one? Also doesn’t have to be that pretty, probably more spot welds than nice flowing seams.