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> Lincoln pack100 Welding?, What wire/settings works best with our cars?
Jeffs9146
post Jan 10 2011, 03:55 PM
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Lennies914 and I are welding up some AC holes the PO put all over my car and we are having a problem with blow through. We currently have it set at A 1.4 with flux core .035 #2 wire!

Lennie is almost to Harbor freight and wants to know what is the best used with our cars??

Thanks for any quick replies!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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post Jan 10 2011, 03:58 PM
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QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Jan 10 2011, 01:55 PM) *

Lennies914 and I are welding up some AC holes the PO put all over my car and we are having a problem with blow through. We currently have it set at A 1.4 with flux core .035 #2 wire!

Lennie is almost to Harbor freight and wants to know what is the best used with our cars??

Thanks for any quick replies!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)


Have him pick up a reg set and my bottle. That will help a bunch !
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post Jan 10 2011, 03:59 PM
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Shoot, i need a desk magnifying lamp they have....
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post Jan 10 2011, 04:00 PM
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He is doing that but we are out of wire so he needs to know what to get in both Flux and solid!
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post Jan 10 2011, 04:05 PM
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better stick with the .035, otherwise he will be looking for tips to.
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post Jan 10 2011, 04:12 PM
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I just hung up the phone with him and he will get you your magnifying light if you call him and tell him what you need ASAP!

He is planning on getting wire, tips & Regulator! We just need to know what is the best wire to use on our cars, we think the metal is 22g so if everything is ideal what wire is best?
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post Jan 10 2011, 04:21 PM
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QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Jan 10 2011, 02:12 PM) *

I just hung up the phone with him and he will get you your magnifying light if you call him and tell him what you need ASAP!

He is planning on getting wire, tips & Regulator! We just need to know what is the best wire to use on our cars, we think the metal is 22g so if everything is ideal what wire is best?


Don't have his number with me, it doesn't matter. I need to make a trip over there anyway to get the bike hanging kit as well. Guess he'll be picking up my bottle tonight?
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post Jan 10 2011, 04:27 PM
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Call him at 1-###-###-####
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post Jan 10 2011, 04:29 PM
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Got it, now take his number off there !
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post Jan 10 2011, 05:19 PM
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I did ask him!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jan 10 2011, 06:05 PM
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I like .30 for stuff under 1/8" thick..
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post Jan 10 2011, 06:44 PM
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i use .023 wire on sheet metal. 75/25 gas. 15 psi for flow. the trick is to cut your nozzel back so it is flush with your tip.
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post Jan 10 2011, 06:55 PM
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Home Depot carries the Lincoln line of wire and tips etc. I use the .025 ER70S-6 super L-56 wire for thin sheet metal with the argon /co2 mix for gas. The flux wire doesn't seem to be consistent and makes a mess with the flux. Rmember: metal must be clean, clean, clean. Good luck.
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post Jan 10 2011, 07:03 PM
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I use .023 gas 30 is the lowest for flux i belive..
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post Jan 10 2011, 07:14 PM
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I have found ESAB Easy-Grind 0.23" wire and 75/25 gas to be the best. As mentioned above, the metal has to be uber-clean, too. Can't say which settings, since I don't have the same MIG welder that you have...

Where ever possible, also put a heat sink behind the weld. HF has a brass spoon that works pretty well. And weld in short bursts to keep from warping the metal and to avoid heat gain that can lead to blow-through.

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post Jan 10 2011, 07:17 PM
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QUOTE(strawman @ Jan 10 2011, 05:14 PM) *

I have found ESAB Easy-Grind 0.23" wire and 75/25 gas to be the best. As mentioned above, the metal has to be uber-clean, too. Can't say which settings, since I don't have the same MIG welder that you have...

Where ever possible, also put a heat sink behind the weld. HF has a brass spoon that works pretty well. And weld in short bursts to keep from warping the metal and to avoid heat gain that can lead to blow-through.

Geoff
easy grind. thats the wire i was trying to remember. im going to try that for a rust repair on my boys ghia. do you think their is a difference? does it really grind easier?
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post Jan 10 2011, 08:05 PM
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30 is the smallest for the flux core.
One step from the bottom on power.
Bottom on amps.
Hold the handle back farther from the metal...its another way to regulate the heat...closer you are, hotter it gets...pull back almost an inch and you can weld very thin metal.

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post Jan 10 2011, 09:46 PM
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Thanks all!

Lennie got here today and we had an issue with the "upgrade" kit the guy sold him for the gas. It blew the solinoid as soon as the trigger was pressed. I guess he sold him the kit for the 125 instead of the 100!

Now we are on hold until we get the right parts! Lennie decided on purchasing both the .023 and the .031 for thicker pieces so we are set once we get the gas solinoid replaced!
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post Jan 10 2011, 10:07 PM
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QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Jan 10 2011, 07:46 PM) *

Thanks all!

Lennie got here today and we had an issue with the "upgrade" kit the guy sold him for the gas. It blew the solinoid as soon as the trigger was pressed. I guess he sold him the kit for the 125 instead of the 100!

Now we are on hold until we get the right parts! Lennie decided on purchasing both the .023 and the .031 for thicker pieces so we are set once we get the gas solinoid replaced!


Those solenoids have flow direction on them sometimes. The pressure helps them seat until energized, if backwards the pressure can pull them off the seat and leak out. Just something to check. And the voltage to the coil obviously.
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post Jan 11 2011, 11:03 AM
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The gas was not hooked up when it blew so even if the direction was wrong it shouldn't have been a problem.

We think the one that they sold him was for a welder that has a step down transformer to use 12v solinoids where the pak 100 uses a 120v solinoid!
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