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My tip with mig welders (may apply to other types too) is to keep them in a dry warm place. That way the wire stays in good condition - nothing worse for welding than a partly-dull copper coating on the wire spluttering away. Also I've killed two rectifiers using them after storing in damp conditions - they take a lot of warming up again after a cold spell, and damp weather after cold leaves them covered in condensation. Might not apply to continental climates as much as to the UK. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: <BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 3:11 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Welder questions ( wire or stick) > In a message dated 2/3/05 12:48:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, > kevinhowlett@bellsouth.net writes: > > << Would a wire welder, or a Stick welder work best. When I get ready to > weld on the front apron on my 73's square. I also plan welding the > trim holes up in the body panels on my square. I'm trying to decide on > which one to buy. >> > > > Wire would be the best for these 2 applications. Try to get a gas type wire > welder, as the "gasless" versions aren't as good, and require more clean up > after. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~