yeah i noticed that when it slipped out my hand as i threaded it on first time lol sendup up pulling a good few meters off the roll and binning it till i got back to good wound wire again. but the drag may to too high, thats a good idea
yes that's correct, just the one that came with the welder from new, its had one small spool of wire (the original one) through it and a little of a new reel so not a lot of use and i keep it clean and dry ect don't wrap the torch tight.
Thanks :)
CJ
Thanks for the reply, always happy for help :)
yeah may well be slipping on the rollers at the start, i'll look into that, although i tried a pinch test and it pushed out the wire okay. i may have a play with it some more.... or i may sack off the stainless wire and go back to normal wire...
Hi,
I have a 135te welder and I’m welding 316 stainless pipe which I believe is 1.6mm
I brought stainless wire and still using normal welding gas mix.
I seem to find when I start the weld it sort of machine guns then after a second goes to a nicer clean bead....
still pretty rough, it seems...
I’m in a communal car club also though so over spray is a concern from me and I’d also need a gun and associated setup for that too....
I’m happy to roll it on :)
Hello,
Looking at giving my beetle some attention and plan to epoxy primer after the repairs.
it will be rolled as i'm not set up to safely spray, but i have enough PPE for rolling.
there are about 2 big names i've seen from this forum, Lechler and Jotun.
Which would you use for a grey...
It came out ok, some bits I had a decent gap so did two layers of weld but it's been on the car for a while and working well which is good news! Now to make another !
Got a pub co2 bottle a guy at work said he'll fill with argon mix for me for free which will be good!
yeah i'm with you, just lapping it to the thinner part (again hard to describe) i did this when doing exhaust work with the ARC welder for an o2 bung i welded in, needed to aim and have the weld about 70% on the thicker part and 30% on the thinner if thats makes sense?
i'll let you know if i'm...
Hi,
For a little practice project i'm going to make a link pipe for an exhaust, got 5mm plate for the flanges and 2in dia 1.5mm wall tube, so not too thin.
Question is, do i set the welder up for 1.5mm thickness and weld in the middle or go the next setting higher on the power and aim at the...
Leading edge, I'll aim more for the tip then, I'm a few MM in with those.
Really need to hurry up and order a flip down face shield as one handed is hindering me!
Keep it straight, got it, where should I be aiming in the pool? So far I'd say I aim about 3mm from the leading edge, where it just starts to get cooler or change colour, if that sounds right?
Yep, thinking argon co2 blend.... :)