Electric mig welders

Don't have all my parts do I garage is shut so I cant get my stuff off him to finish the job which I thought I would have had when I posted up.

Only so much you can do without the tools or a battery…….

Need a reciprocating saw to chop the bulkhead out and I was going to borrow his, extenuating circumstances and all that, cant do anything about the weather or him not being around when he has the bits I need.
Wouldn't expect a building job to go ahead with laying a foundation when the pit thats been dug is flooded in bad weather etc etc


I said mostly back together anyway and it is and this is yet another thread you've hijacked

Here evil my first time welding looks **** lol

Hunter92 said:

Here evil my first time welding looks **** lol

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can't see a thing, you must be having a white out when you took the pic

wasnt using the word here in the context you seem to expect mr thor! but hold up and i will upload some pics of my welder, i need some kind advise on the settings haha

Hunter92 said:

Here evil my first time welding looks **** lol

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Hunter92 said:

wasnt using the word here in the context you seem to expect mr thor! but hold up and i will upload some pics of my welder, i need some kind advise on the settings haha

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Well you did say :Here evil my first time welding looks ****, as in look at my pic:lol:

These buggers, the gas reg has 1-6 on it, what should it be on? ive only got a small bottle of gas (bought it today) and dont wanna waste loads and if im welding 2mm sheet of steel what ampage should it be on? seems like theres only low and high

Here thor

i imagine the dial is for the wire speed?

Dial is wire, 1, 2 are your power along with max/min

min 1 = 35
min 2 = ?
max 1 = ?
max 2 = 80

*I presume, thats how my clarke worked and then adjust the dial and it sometimes plays with the power too but #### knows

Your reg, no idea mine have dials on them to adjust the PSi I presume the 1-6 will be pressure settings which may be on a sticker somewhere on the welder

haha cheers mate. I want 35 then for thin stuff dont i? gonna have a proper play around with it tomorrow

Yeah low for the thin stuff high for the thick stuff

Lol alright im gonna have a bash at welding a horse shoe on my front bumper tomorrow haha

Dr_evil said:

Dial is wire, 1, 2 are your power along with max/min

min 1 = 35
min 2 = ?
max 1 = ?
max 2 = 80

*I presume, thats how my clarke worked and then adjust the dial and it sometimes plays with the power too but #### knows

Your reg, no idea mine have dials on them to adjust the PSi I presume the 1-6 will be pressure settings which may be on a sticker somewhere on the welder

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The book would give the info......... but the gas gauge would be in relation to the heat/wire feed setting. Higher the heat/wire feed higher the gas setting,all in relation to either the breeze or extraction vent would create.

Dosen't look like either the heat or wire feed can be controlled independently, so getting a quality weld will be difficult

A horse shoe onto the bumper ?


Bumper being 4mm if HD ? and shoe being 8mm ? Try not to melt the bumper

what so it wouldn't work??

Dr_evil said:

A horse shoe onto the bumper ?


Bumper being 4mm if HD ? and shoe being 8mm ? Try not to melt the bumper

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there are horse shoes 15-16 mm thick

Thor1950 said:

there are horse shoes 15-16 mm thick

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Hence the ? marks

no idea on what he's welding thickness wise, but should be fun trying not to melt it!

Nooo top of the winch bumper with a small bracket coming off the shoe onto bumper?

Dr_evil said:

Hence the ? marks

no idea on what he's welding thickness wise, but should be fun trying not to melt it!

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looking at that welder 3/16th- 1/4 max. It is only a 85 amp welder, more for sheet metal/body work

Okay........ i understand it being 85 amp welder but 3/16th of what?? confused