90en shield

[Mick - Ford Focus]

Robotstar5

The Writing Threw Me At The Weekend - Had Me Confused Hence Looking At Grooves.

Phew - What A Learning Curve.

Mick

 

[wigwan]

cheers guys i will have another look tomorrow, i will try putting more pressure on with the wire feed pressure adjuster (thing)

i wont give up unless its gonna cost more to fix than i paid, i refuse to spend more to fix it than what it cost lol


cheers guys

 

[Mick - Ford Focus]

Good Luck wigwam

Just Keep Playing About As It Were That's All I Did At Weekend To Get My Mig Welding

Spit And Polish Next Time To Tidy My Mig Up A Bit As Well As Checking/Cleaning Electrical Connections As You Have Done.

I Def Want Anti Spatter Spray To Keep Shroud Clear As Using Gasless Wire At Moment Until Gas Supply Sorted.

Don't Forget - It Will Be Worth It...... It Will be Worth It....

Mick

 

[wigwan]

cheers mate will do, it will be better when you get gas, alot easier, well it was untill i s sapped my reg

 

[Mick - Ford Focus]

Wahey My 200th Post.

Cheers wigwam

Cant Wait To Get Gas But Work Getting In Way At Mo - Must Book A Wee Holiday Methinks.

Mick

 

[Lawnmowerboy]

ya dont need the shroud when using gasless

 

[Mick - Ford Focus]

ya dont need the shroud when using gasless

Ah More Learning - The Shroud Just To Channel Gas - Remove It and See More When On Gasless

Your D'man

mick

 

[Lawnmowerboy]

Yeah that's right, i find it helbed massively

will

 

[wigwan]

got a few decent welds today and then the wire speed started playing up again, the wire wasn't coming out constantly, it was jerky and not smooth, then the wire stoped comeing out the gun, ytip looked ok but i took it off anyway and the wire still wasnt comeing out, took the side of the welder off and the wirewas all bunched up were it feeds into the liner, will upload a pic soon, had about enough now, maybe time to sell and give up

 

[shenion]

Does sound like a plugged liner or swan neck liner. If the liner is plastic, i have seen it flake off and plug the swan neck liner. Then when it gets hot, it sticks.

Also check the gap between the end of the liner and the roller. it should be as close as possible.

 

[Mick - Ford Focus]

wigwam

Don't Get Disheartened.

Is It A "Bird's Nest" On The Reel Causing Your Problem - If So Rewind The Spool And Nip The Screw Up In The Centre Of The Spool A Bit More. Spool Needs To Turn But Not Freewheel.

Mick

 

[Mick - Ford Focus]

Ignore Me And Takes shenion's Advice.

Of Course The Liner's - Cheap To Replace.

I Am Still Learning As Well.

Mick

 

[wigwan]

this is what happened

cheers for your help guys, gonna try a new liner and swan neck and if it still isnt working propperly then its going on ebay and im done! hope it dosent come to that though because i enjoy doing this kinda stuff myseld rather than pay a garage to do it

 

[shenion]

Yes, the liner looks like it got pulled back (can be caused by pulling unit around by the torch lead.)

Loosen the 2 screws next to the wheel and try and push the liner back up close to the wheel. If it won't move, you may need to loosen the other 2 screws on the clamp for the torch cable. Those have nuts on the back so you might need to open the other side to hold them to tighten back up. They do have lockwashers so you might get away with just loosening them a bit and re-tightening them..

That is a plastic liner. I bet you have shavings jammed up in the torch head. A new metal liner will probably help things a lot (along with cleaning out the neck liner.)

 

[wigwan]

cheers mate i will have a look around for a metal liner

 

[wigwan]

would one of those fit a 90en?

 

[wigwan]

ahh i didnt see them on weld equip at first but just found them http://www.weldequip.com/clarke-wire-liner.htm that the rite one?

 

[keith19]

Yes, but you may have to cut it to size. Replace and screw into the torch first, then see how much is left over. Don't forget it has to come really close to the wire feed rollers before making that final cut, if necessary. Some help here:
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/sip-wirefeed.htm

 

[wigwan]

cheers mate i will have a read of that. going to ring weld equip in the morning