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What type of welder should I get?

I'm planning on building a go-cart and possibly a mini chopper from scratchI understand all the work that goes into such a project except for the welding portionI keep getting conflicting views as to whether I should use use arc, tig, or mig and the voltage/amps requiredI'd basically be welding together aluminum and/or steel.I also don't want to spend an insane amount of moneyI'd be willing to drop a couple hundred dollars, but no much more.

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muffins are not that confusing and , in case you persist with the recipe, i will guess that they prove deliciously! My well-liked brownie recipe is the only from The Barefoot Contessa (Ina Garten),,,,to die for!! in case you google her i will guess you will locate the recipe,
Maybe, after you cut the brownies into squares you could put red green icing on them in a checker patternYou could make a few extra brownies, crumble them up into bite size pieces, sprinkle the chewy brownie pieces over some hot chocolateI remember trying this one year it actually worked, you could mix brownie cookie dough together make christmas cookies/browniesthat's pretty much all the ideas I've gotsorry I couldn't have been of more help.
If you are welding just steel than it would have to be a migmig welders are easy to use, they don't cost too much, and they make fairly good beadsHowever you want something to weld aluminumAluminum is not an easy metal to weld as there is a very delicate balance between it being hot enough and turning the whole area to a puddle(because of how well aluminum transfers heat)They sell spools for mig welders that can let them handle Aluminum but they are usually only one the more expanicive modelstig welders give you the most control over your weld, they make the strongest welds, and they will also weld just about everything however they are alot harder to useI don't have too much experience with them so i don't really know things like how much they costArc welders are cheep but they are harder to useEspecially for doing off angle welds like a vertical weldor at least that is how it was for meI have never used an ark welder for aluminumYou just need to decide how much use the welder will get for each type of weldif you need control and the ability to weld everything get a tigif you mainly will use it for steel then the mig will be something that is very easy to learn,the hardest part is adjusting the settingsif cost is your main problem than pick up an ark but if you are doing some serous welding then i would get one of the othersAs for the voltage, look at the ratings for how much it can handleit will usually say it can do a 1/4 inch or so.

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