Thanks Chris, I certainly want to get it right before I move onto the car. I have some argon co2 mix now and was pleasantly surprised with the difference. It sounded a lot better from the off, getting that 'sizzling bacon' sound more consistently. The penetration was a lot better for a short...
Sounds like that may be more cost effective. Does anyone have any recommendations in the southeast (West Sussex). It was the small co2 bottle. The book says o open the regulator to 4, but have read a few reviews that say they only got flow when fully open (6). Will switch bottle and try...
Cheers for your replies. After having a read of this website last night I'm going to make a few adjustments and try again. When going to the highest setting yesterday I expected it to blow through, but I got similar results. I'm wandering a poor earth? I'm going to rough up both sides and I have...
Hi, just started to try mid welding so I can weld my mini. I am using a Clarke 135TE at setting 1, Max, wire speed 6. Despite using higher power, penetration is poor. Please see pics. Any advice? Also very dirty after welding. Mild steel 1mm, 0.6 mild steel wire. Gas welder.