First Time Since 2009...

[Muggins the Mug]

Using my new IMPAX IM-MIG-120 120A MIG/MMA Welder (Gas/Gasless) on arc welding, for the first time.

I've not done any arc welder since early 2009, so I was very rusty (no pun intended).

Using a 2mm SIP E6013 electrode at 60 amps, on a scrap piece of quarter inch thick steel plate, these are the results. It did stick for the first couple of attempts, but after that it was fine.

The weld across the top of the image, was the last weld. The others below were the first attempts.

 

[RWD3M]

Excellent, now get that hurdle welded up!

 

[Muggins the Mug]

Excellent, now get that hurdle welded up!

Depending on how I'm feeling at the time, I may opt for the gasless MIG option.

I don't know if it's the welder or muscle memory, but it seemed far easier than the first ever time I tried to strike an arc or arc weld...

 

[BrokenBiker]

not a bad effort. try and keep the arc length a bit tighter and focus on consistent bead width and you arent far off it. i like to let the bead grow to a bit wider than the flux coating then just travel in order to maintain that width.

id also bump the amps up 5, maybe 10...especially for a fillet weld