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MIG welding, which is a much easier and is far more forgiving to new users, makes up the bulk of the welding done at PS1, typically using our user-donated Lincoln Electric 3200. While this machine has served us well, it is a consumer model built for light-duty, infrequent use. It has been showing signs of age and wear and if it should break, it would likely cost more to have it repaired than to simply dispose of it.

MIG welding, which is a much easier and is far more forgiving to new users, makes up the bulk of the welding done at PS1, typically using our user-donated Lincoln Electric 3200. While this machine has served us well, it is a consumer model built for light-duty, infrequent use. It has been showing signs of age and wear and if it should break, it would likely cost more to have it repaired than to simply dispose of it.

To serve the needs of the PS1 community in anything they wish to weld, I propose that we purchase an industrial-grade MIG welder that is capable of handling any welding task PS1 users have.  

To serve the needs of the PS1 community, I propose that we purchase an industrial-grade MIG welder that is capable of handling any welding task PS1 users have. This machine should be capable of doing a wide variety of thickness of materials, as well as being useful for both steel and aluminum.

===Have any particular machine in mind?===

===Have any particular machine in mind?===