? for the welders....

[greg64]

I've got a question for all you guys who like to melt metal together....

What welding equipment do you have or wish you had for doing work on our old rigs? I'm hoping we can come to some consensus on what works best for our needs (specific manufacturers/models/ampacity would be great).

Myself, I've been a stick welder for years. But, that's not much good for body work, although I've been able to weld 16 gauge with 1/16" rods. Thus I'm in the market for better equipment.

Since most of us aren't in a production environment, I'm curious if a TIG welder's flexibility (but lack of speed) would be beneficial versus a MIG. And how about MIG with gas or with flux-core?

Since no thread is complete without pics, I offer the following pic of one of my better stick welds where the flux peeled off itself as it was cooling (no chipping necessary).