I received a 5 kg roll with similar damage recently. I raised it with the supplier and they sent me another to replace it. In the meantime I tried the damaged roll after super gluing the pieces back on and reinforcing with duct tape but because it wasn't aligned correctly the wire caught one the...
I have a Tecarc 181. It says on the blurb on the respective sellers websites that you can have a digital meter kit factory fitted or fitted retrospectively. There are cut outs on the front panel to take it (I think). I'm considering the latter option because I think it would be beneficial to...
I bought a Tecarc 181 a couple of months ago. I hadn't done a lot of MIG welding previously, more MMA on farm equipment years ago.
I'v been welding 2 mm sheet successfully with it, mainly corner joints with a gap. It does take a bit of setting up and trial and error on many test pieces. Even...
I'm an amateur hobby welder and I've been using 0.6 successfully in my Tecarc mig (can't remember the exact number... 185 possibly), on and in 1 & 2 mm mild steel.
I like the pup too.
You should butt weld two pieces of that same material together, leaving a small gap between them and see your results. Watch for the edges melting. On the thinner material (I haven't tried 3 mm yet), you won't be able to weld continuously, but in single momentary spurts.
If your welding mask...
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Would I notice a massive difference between a Starparts (one of these), https://wilkinsonstar247.com/starparts-flame-large-view-auto-darkening-helmet-2
and an ESAB Savage A 40.
I have the Starparts one and although I feel like I'm on fire when wearing it, I don't see the weld...
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There is some spillover on the edges and it probably needs grinding off.
I'm going to cut a couple more pieces to test on, but will turn down the voltage to 4, 'low range' in an attempt to reduce the spill over.
When I welded the first test piece, I could see the edges melting...
Good afternoon and thank you both for your response. I initially bought the welder to repair the bonnet brackets on my son's 1958 FE35 tractor which hasn't happened yet. I've had a look at a few of the welding videos on Youtube. I like Allen's welding - don't know if you've seen it or not? I...
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I'm new to fabrication (if you can call it that) and as part of learning to MIG weld, have fabricated a flat metal surface, on a table on which to weld. It's nothing compared to some enormous tables I've seen in the projects section of this forum and there's no way I'm showing it! It...
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I've recently bought a Tecarc 181 and although I've MMA welded quite successfully previously, my welds with a MIG welder sometimes look like I don't have a clue what I'm doing!
I've successfully welded test pieces and thought I had it, then welded the actual work piece and it's been...