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Originally Posted by Rufblackbird
for car and home projects, definitely MIG. I LOVE TIG, but nothing beats the speed and versatility of having a MIG around the house. Imagine lying on the garage floor while trying to TIG a leaky exhaust in the back of the Vanagon, and having to hold the torch with one hand and pressing down the foot control with the other...not fun.
that said, if my garage was fully equipped with a lift or where I didn't have to be lying on my back welding, I'd weld everything with TIG.
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I have a thumb-wheel on my tig torch.... It was nearly a necessity for welding in every position when welding up a 4130 tubing airplane fuselage. Mig is certainly MUCH easier to learn to weld with and obviously works pretty well for most general steel fabrication, but the OP asked the question "if you could choose just one"...... For me it would be TIG. Because I know I can get high quality welds if I need them on any type of material I find myself needing to weld whether mild steel, stainless or aluminum.
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