I think it was just the settings as thats the only thing I changed that made a difference. Anyway it's all good now. One thing I did notice which you had mentioned about welding allie is that you need to move really fast.
Hey Bob,
I got my Sip 150 dually from glenfords and i reckon it works just fine for all stuff. Just finished an allie job and it worked like a charm(eventually). Only drawback are the settings, a lot of practice and when you work out a setting for a particular thickness/metal write it down cos...
Finally got it together, argon, 0.9mm tips(no 1.0mm in stock)
and time. Oxide all cleaned of and ready to go. First attempt and the tip blew out completely to the thread(had to drill it out). Next attempt, increased wire speed a little and lost half the tip.:mad: AAAARGH!!!!
Thought it time to...
G'day Nick,
same shroud for both in my sip150.
Had exact same problem with tip in mine last week. Went to local shop to try to get new goose neck but seems to be quite an issue cos there are so many sip torches. Guy at the shop re-tapped the thread for me but I haven't tried it yet and don't...
Checked my machine today and it already has a plastic liner, one less expense. Will pick up some 1.0mm tips this week and give that a go, let you know how it fairs.
Cheers
Hi,
I live on the East coast of Australia on the Gold Coast. I'm a buider but don't use my welder for work, just small personal projects. I'd never done any welding in my life before I obtained my mig (sip 150 turbo dual purpose). It was quite cheap but seams to work ok. Some people say they're...
Hi
I have an SIP 150turbo Dual purpose for jobs around home. It has been ok for steel so far but I have a small aluminium project to do and need some advice.
Material is 1.8mm thick and butt welds have started to come good but laps just aren't working. Keeps popping and wire is always sticking...