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Old 02-03-2004, 07:28 AM
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Thanks Mike - I agree.

I wanted to do some aluminum welding with my MIG and was advised by more than one weldor NOT to do it unless I get a spool gun - as those are around $500 I weighed the benefit of learning vs. taking my stuff to a shop that really does a great job.

Of course if I lived far away from such a place I would definitely try it.

The tips I got (if I wanted to try it) were to use a really stiff wire (5XXX) and keep the line as straight as possible.....is that about it?
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