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Re: Which MIG welder for a novice?
Posted to Tool & Equipment Forum on 12/9/2004

For flux-core get a small Lincoln. They have a nice optional tip for that wire that my Hobart 135 doesn't offer. I use a piece of 1 inch heatshrink to make a similar "nozzle". Flux-core, as opposed to bare wire and gas, is better for slightly rusted metal.

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