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| Jeroen |
 Nov 21 2005, 07:24 PM
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ok... having some trouble making nice welds
well, partially below is a pic of a recent weld usually, I can get a nice weld going. good penetration etc. and then out of the blue, it'll start sputtering and globs of weld start to stack making thick ugly welds what's my problem? - hand/eye coordination - wire speed - amp setting any tips/pointers? please help me out... I hate the look of ugly welds and it's a huge PITA to grind 'm out and start over Attached image(s) 
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| MecGen |
Nov 21 2005, 09:06 PM
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8 Easy Steps Group: Members Posts: 848 Joined: 8-January 05 From: Laval, Canada Member No.: 3,421 |
Dude wazzup
120 volt machine, wire size?... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) Try reducing wire feed speed, less gas, hold your tip closer. I don't trust the regulators and go more by ear. Drag a file on your groung clamp. Both theses things add to a declining quality of weld over a piriod of time. Later (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif) |
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Posts in this topic
Jeroen need some welding help/advise Nov 21 2005, 07:24 PM
Bleyseng You are using a shielding gas set up??
Clean the s... Nov 21 2005, 07:27 PM Racer Chris Could it be impurities on the surface, and not so ... Nov 21 2005, 07:33 PM McMark You're using a MIG, right? I know that when I... Nov 21 2005, 07:38 PM scotty b Amperage looks O.K. from pic, clean clean clean. D... Nov 21 2005, 07:45 PM bondo Is that weld thru primer or regular paint? If it... Nov 21 2005, 07:46 PM trekkor Looks like you're out of gas.
KT Nov 21 2005, 07:47 PM Jeroen surfaces are clean
no rust or paint (except a thin... Nov 21 2005, 07:53 PM TimT You need to clean to a nice shiney substrate befor... Nov 21 2005, 07:55 PM scotty b Liner runs through the sleeve, and the wire runs t... Nov 21 2005, 08:00 PM trekkor Get some scrap of the same guage.
Turn up the volt... Nov 21 2005, 08:05 PM McMark The liner is what keeps the MIG wire from jamming ... Nov 21 2005, 08:07 PM MecGen Dude wazzup
120 volt machine, wire size?... Nov 22 2005, 04:08 AM Jeroen Nov 22 2005, 06:46 AM sgomes All I can add to this is your bad welds look ten t... Nov 22 2005, 08:15 AM
fiid http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h... Nov 22 2005, 11:18 AM |
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