Hi,
I need a MIG welder to do primarily thin sheet welding. I am very much interested in the possibilities of welding automotive body sheet panels, thus I need a machine which can do 0,6 to 1,0 mm sheets without any problems at all. To a lesser degree I need to go up to 5 mm sheet metal thickness. To avoid burn through, it is common to do multiple spot welds in a row, however I don't like that method and would prefer a full, continuous weld. Can anyone recommend a portable machine capable of doing such thin sheet without the risk of burn through? Or is it just not possible from a practical point of view to do 0,6 mm sheets as a continuous weld? Am I too ambitious? For instance I saw that the EWM Picomig 180 can do 0,6 mm wire and go down to 5 Amps. Is that the trick ... a machine with very low amperage? Or is there always a very potential risk for burn through at sheets less than 1 mm, and even modern technology cannot solve that issue? Any machine recommendation?
Regards, Lucas
I need a MIG welder to do primarily thin sheet welding. I am very much interested in the possibilities of welding automotive body sheet panels, thus I need a machine which can do 0,6 to 1,0 mm sheets without any problems at all. To a lesser degree I need to go up to 5 mm sheet metal thickness. To avoid burn through, it is common to do multiple spot welds in a row, however I don't like that method and would prefer a full, continuous weld. Can anyone recommend a portable machine capable of doing such thin sheet without the risk of burn through? Or is it just not possible from a practical point of view to do 0,6 mm sheets as a continuous weld? Am I too ambitious? For instance I saw that the EWM Picomig 180 can do 0,6 mm wire and go down to 5 Amps. Is that the trick ... a machine with very low amperage? Or is there always a very potential risk for burn through at sheets less than 1 mm, and even modern technology cannot solve that issue? Any machine recommendation?
Regards, Lucas