welding tips

[swedge]

set up my welder today i bought from Angus on here (thanks again)

need some words of wisdom from you guys about how to make my welds better

this is the welder i bought and im using argoshield light at 10lpm

the welds were done at max with wire speed between 2 and 6

[_Jake]

Turn it down for starters Make sure your torch tilt and slope angles are at 90 degrees too

[swedge]

turn the power down? i though it would have to be at that since its 2-3mm box section?

i hold the torch at 45 degrees and push it rather than push

[_Jake]

you dont need full whack at 2-3mm.. also try slowing down you could be going too fast & push is the way you should be doing it Push TIG/MIG, Pull MMA

[swedge]

sorryi meant to say i push rather than pull and have the angle set so it gets the gas over the weld and not behind it

ill try lowering the power and see what happens

thanks

[turbojolt]

welding forums say pull dont push, fells backward to me as i was always taught when working to move stuff away from myself

[swedge]

you sure? the mig welding forum i use say to push the weld so that the gas flows over the welds that your goin to do rather than the ones youve already done

[_Jake]

Im a qualified welder, hardly gonna be telling porkies!

[turbojolt]

could well be wrong, i was looking for tips on gasless welding tho :/


like i say it did fell backward

[EwanG]

Push the weld if its solid wire so the gas shields the weld and pull if it is flux cored wire so you dont get flux enclusions