you will be pleased to know, i sorted it :)
i had the wire speed way to high, and the power slightly high..
put the power at max 1 (just above the middle)
and the wire speed at 2 of 10.. sorted it, even good for welding upside down :D
thanks for your help guys - welding is all in the...
both grooves on the wheel did the same on the 0.6 wire, one looked smaller until it was used for about meter of wire then it started doing ths same - perhaps the 0.6mm groove has been used on 0.8mm wire in the past and its worn the groove out ?
its a 1992 mayfair, i've got the majority of...
i'm restoring a classic Mini, doing it all myself, borrowed a clarke 100E Mk2 mig welder from a friend and got to work..
when i got the welder it had 0.6mm wire in it, and it would quite often slip on the drive wheel, i carried on regardless, and compensated for the slipping, got used to it...