Originally Posted by hotbike
I would go for an Inert Gas arc welder.
If all your gonna do is install trailer hitches or build lugless, heavy wall, "gas pipe" bikes,.. then by all means,... go for it. If you are recommending TIG, then you better have a robust checking account.
Originally Posted by hotbike
There is one serious drawback to oxy-acetylene, and that is explosion hazard.
Only in the hands of a
complete idiot. If this were even remotely true, then colleges and universities would ban them.