I'm pretty sure if you were nearly there to start with using 0.8, and you switch to 0.6, things will be noticeably easier and more successful
sounds like you've done well to do what you have already done considering the setup so just stick with it and you'll improve
if you're going to get anything else do away with wire-wound units altogether and get a synergic invertor welder, they're not massively expensive, they're a lot lighter to move around and the setup is a piece of p1ss. you can even set them to a soft start which sort of eases in the current rather than blasting it immediately . If you got one that does gas and then you'd have the choice of both options . there are benefits to gasless as well let's not forget, less stuff to carry around with you for one thing and the logistics of running out of gas / using loads when it's windy
the one I have at home is set up for thin sheet (0.6mm wire) and the one I use at work is set up for much thicker gate and fence sections of about 5-6mm or so (1mm wire) the technique and joint prep is totally different but both work faultlessly with no messing about, and neither of them were expensive at all (relatively speaking) both are gas though
Edited by stuart bowes, 22 January 2025 - 11:10 PM.
