Well, I bought a Miller Mig welder a while ago because it was on sale and knew I would be using one one day. Finally set it up today. I was practicing with some 18gauge sheet steel in preparation of repairing some sheet metal on my 48 two ton. This welder, model 211, has an auto setting mode on it. When I put it on the low end of the 18gauge range for .030 wire it worked great. It was getting too dark to work outside on the actual body pieces, so next week. I hadn't welded in over 20 years, it was fun to get back into it.
Also have a Tecman auto darkening helmet. Funny it shows a logo with stars and stripes, but it is made in China. Has a shade range of 9 to 13. Seems to work fine, has a solar cell for power.
I was using those panel clamps from Eastwood to hold the pieces together. Lets you but weld without much build up.
