So after I buy my 240, I've been debating buying a welder. I'm probably going to have to weld some hole in the hatch, and plus I'm in the process of fixing up a lot of rust on an '89 F150 I own and need to weld in a few patches.

I can get a used O/A kit and tanks for a lot cheaper than I can get a MIG, and I like the quality of work I do better on O/A than MIG, and plus, the torch will be helpful for bending stuff and things like that.

My question is, I always see everyone using MIG on all autobody work, how effective is O/A welding for it?

it is really bad, it will get what ever you are workign on way too hot, and warp all body pannels

Yeah it's not body work quality unless you have many years of experience with that type of work. Save up some cash and buy a decent MIG, they have adjustable temperature and feed rate for a much much nicer and more consistent results.

Holy crap that's an old post, I was just responding to the reply from today. I wonder if the OP is still looking?

lol probably not but anyways o/a welding is a pain in the @ss, you'll overheat the metal really quick and plus if you burn through then you have that much work to do to it, i find the welding with the wire feed(forgot what its called) works pretty well

TIG welding

I have had nothing but bad experiences with TIG and O/A F that and go MIG it's much more user friendly.

It all just takes practice.

I used to work with a guy who welded with jumper cables and a wire.

SteveTheTech wrote:TIG welding

I have had nothing but bad experiences with TIG and O/A F that and go MIG it's much more user friendly.

It all just takes practice.

I used to work with a guy who welded with jumper cables and a wire.

LOL! A video of that would be good