{"id":3282,"date":"2010-11-19T20:52:23","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T20:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joewelder.com\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2010-11-19T20:53:39","modified_gmt":"2010-11-19T20:53:39","slug":"looking-for-a-mig-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/joewelder\/2010\/11\/19\/looking-for-a-mig-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for a MIG Gun?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Great article here at The Fabricator magazine about how to select a MIG gun:<\/p>\n<p>Welding guns 101: light- or heavy-duty?<br \/>\nWhich semiautomatic GMAW gun is right for the job?<\/p>\n<p>By David Bellamy<\/p>\n<p>From tacking operations that require short arc-on times to completing long, continuous welds on thick plate, the welding gun needs to offer the appropriate welding capacity for the job.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to choosing welding equipment, welding operators may find themselves contemplating which power source to use\u2014and rightly so. 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But having the correct semiautomatic gas metal arc welding (GMAW) gun for the job is equally important.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefabricator.com\/article\/arcwelding\/welding-guns-101-light--or-heavy-dutyr\" target=\"_blank\">CONTINUE READING AT THE FABRICATOR &#8211;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3286 alignright\" title=\"MIG gun at Arc-Zone.com\" src=\"\/blog\/joewelder\/wp-content\/new_ups\/WC350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And when you&#8217;re ready to buy your<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=7\" target=\"_blank\"> MIG torch, check out the line-up at Arc-Zone.com: from hand-held to machine MIG guns and replacement parts to nozzle cleaning stations, wire feeders and flow meters<\/a>, we&#8217;ll get you dialed in!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great article here at The Fabricator magazine about how to select a MIG gun: Welding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arc-zonecom","category-mig-gmaw-welding","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Looking for a MIG Gun? 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