What size gas bottle for Migging a whole car?

[zzzzed]

Don't forget to switch the poles when switching from gasless to gas.

[PB260Z]

Don't forget to switch the poles when switching from gasless to gas.

 

I got caught out by that one 

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Yeh me to when I bought my first mig. I thought it was buggered and took it back to the shop 

[PB260Z]

Yeh me to when I bought my first mig. I thought it was buggered and took it back to the shop 

My missus suggested that I read the instructions properly and then it might work....

She was right !

[gav240z]

Since I'm on the topic of asking newbie questions about welding. What gauge welding wire do you use with gas based MIG welding on our cars?

 

Also just as an FYI: CoreGas

http://www.tradegas.com.au/

 

Have a partnership with Bunnings where you basically pay a deposit on the bottle and get a refund when you return them. Like a swap n' go at at service station for BBQ gas bottles. However at this stage they only do oxy/acetylene bottles and not Argon, they said it's still a new thing for Bunnings so they might offer Argon in the future however.

 

 

[zzzzed]

I usually use .6 wire. Thinner wire = less heat and

[Riceburner]

My missus suggested that I read the instructions properly and then it might work....

She was right !

 

Lol, I'm the same! When all else is lost, you still can't get it to work, then and only then do I think about reading the instructions.