Kickmuck
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As i am new to welding i have no regrets spending £100 on a gasless limited welder. So far i have completed a few jobs and have been satisfied with the results. Although this is a very basic welder it has performed really well for me until i started to try and weld 1mm mild steel. I just blow holes through anything if i try anything remotely like a bead for longer than 3 or 4 seconds into the weld on the lowest setting. i have been able to weld with it by tacking dozens of spots together but in my opinion this is just not practical.
I am just wondering if there are any users with the same welder that has used 0.6 mild steel flux and if so how does it perform on thinner steel. I read somewhere that you can't use 0.6 wire with this welder but the instructions tell me i can (quote - There are two grooves on the feed roller, 0.6mm and 0.9mm. Always have the groove that is being used
on the outside of the roller) http://www.sealey.co.uk/pdfs/instructions/MIGHTYMIG100.PDF
Is the answer i read somewhere else based on that it performs really bad with 0.6 or something?
Would i still blow holes because on low settings its 55 amp? Would choosing thinner wire help me weld thinner metals? or is this pointless and should i go out and buy a gas welder.
I am looking at getting my hands on a better welder and i think i am ready to move on to gas. something like a Clarke 130 with the ability to weld down to 30 amp would be ideal i think. i would like to have a bash at welding thin stainless steel, but in the mean time i would like to use the flux core welder to the best of my ability before moving on to a more expensive one.
My apologies if this has already been discussed. I couldn't find any info on it.
Thank you.
I am just wondering if there are any users with the same welder that has used 0.6 mild steel flux and if so how does it perform on thinner steel. I read somewhere that you can't use 0.6 wire with this welder but the instructions tell me i can (quote - There are two grooves on the feed roller, 0.6mm and 0.9mm. Always have the groove that is being used
on the outside of the roller) http://www.sealey.co.uk/pdfs/instructions/MIGHTYMIG100.PDF
Is the answer i read somewhere else based on that it performs really bad with 0.6 or something?
Would i still blow holes because on low settings its 55 amp? Would choosing thinner wire help me weld thinner metals? or is this pointless and should i go out and buy a gas welder.
I am looking at getting my hands on a better welder and i think i am ready to move on to gas. something like a Clarke 130 with the ability to weld down to 30 amp would be ideal i think. i would like to have a bash at welding thin stainless steel, but in the mean time i would like to use the flux core welder to the best of my ability before moving on to a more expensive one.
My apologies if this has already been discussed. I couldn't find any info on it.
Thank you.