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Re: Personal Robot Building
Welding aluminum tubing should be done with a TIG welder. MIG is OK for thick aluminum (something more like 1/2"). Plus, the cost of everything to make a mmig welder suitable for aluminum might not be worth the cost (shielding gas+tank, wire, feeder kit, etc.). but, i guess you could possibly do it. If you do decide to purchase everything to weld aluminum with your mig, make sure to go very very slow and move around, so as not to warp it.