So following on from this thread:
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum...a-budget-mig-welder-for-infrequent-use.92133/
I took the last posts advice and bought a 2nd hand Clarke 151en.
The project I have bought the welder for is all 3mm steel - so I figure it's best to learn on this gauge material. I bought some plate to practice on until I am able to produce a decent enough weld.
I am using the setting details on page 29 of the units manual:
https://www.clarkeservice.co.uk/manuals/mig_welders/mig90en_151en.pdf
I've done a lot of read and watching videos on mig/flux cored welding and I have been trying to do some simple Tee joins.
One source I saw said that I should try and do a continuous 'e' shape whilst I pull back across the work piece.
However when I did this I got a lot of splatter (but that could be normal for flux cored??), my grips and magnets are now covered in beads, and I also don't think that I had a good slag coverage.
Should I drop the 'e' shape and just try and get a straight line weld squared away first?
And if I do that and still don't get good slag coverage after that are there any settings on the machines I could alter? (wire speed?)
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum...a-budget-mig-welder-for-infrequent-use.92133/
I took the last posts advice and bought a 2nd hand Clarke 151en.
The project I have bought the welder for is all 3mm steel - so I figure it's best to learn on this gauge material. I bought some plate to practice on until I am able to produce a decent enough weld.
I am using the setting details on page 29 of the units manual:
https://www.clarkeservice.co.uk/manuals/mig_welders/mig90en_151en.pdf
I've done a lot of read and watching videos on mig/flux cored welding and I have been trying to do some simple Tee joins.
One source I saw said that I should try and do a continuous 'e' shape whilst I pull back across the work piece.
However when I did this I got a lot of splatter (but that could be normal for flux cored??), my grips and magnets are now covered in beads, and I also don't think that I had a good slag coverage.
Should I drop the 'e' shape and just try and get a straight line weld squared away first?
And if I do that and still don't get good slag coverage after that are there any settings on the machines I could alter? (wire speed?)