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[designermatt]

oh the joys of welding.

 

 

please remember practicing on nice new metal is nice but is nothing like the metal on the car. cleanliness is first-. corrosion cut it away. then life can be easier.

 

be prepared to cut it away and start again.

 

 

Just practice loads.
It's all about learning what's enough, not enough and too much.
If there's anything proud on the back side of the weld, you know you've fused the metal.
Everyone on here was the same once.

 

 

You will have to keep playing with the settings until you find whats right for you. Practise practise then practise some more.

 

Try upping your wire speed a notch, keep the power the same and then see what happens. The problem is every welder has different settings so unless someone has exactly the same model as you then its a bit hit and miss.

 

All of the welds on my builds is done with a Clarke 135TE Turbo running 0.6mm wire and Argoshield Light. The picture of the Door was done with the R Tech 160. Easy enough for me to replicate with with my 135.

 

 

Cheers fellers, really appreciate the advice, I guess time will tell, I'll keep playing with my settings and adjust them very slightly to see if I can get the desired weld. 

 

Yeah I always flap wheel or wire wheel the peices im welding for absolute bare metal to weld too as this is terribly important when MIG welding.

[sonikk4]

Other than keeping the metal pristine and clean for welding is the earth point. Some of the supplied clamps that come with welders are average at best. Spend a few pounds and buy a decent stronger clamp. I have in the past used a pair of mole grips which worked well. That was on my old Einhell welder. It never ever slipped off.

 

And of course wherever you clamp it, it must be spotless. Poor earth equals poor weld.