You made me go and to some research. This is what is says in the owner's manual for the machine:That’s probably ok for DIY projects but not enough for anything that needs good mechanical strength, you’ll get problems like nitrogen absorption and sub surface gas pores long before you’ll see surface breaking porosity
Gas isn't cheap, what size bottle have you got ? Piccie please.15 cubic feet per hour on the 75/25 gas flow with .030'' solid wire. I started doing that after my first bottle refill cost me $80.
I thought I'd pass that along in case some of you guys are wanting to cheap out on the gas like I am.
31 CFH ? Ouch! That's going to be expensive. Bumping up to 20 CFH would be a big bump for me. I found this gas flow chart that recommends settings via nozzle opening. It says for a 1/2 inch nozzle opening, I could start off at 18 CFH. That would be a lot easier to stomach. It costs me $80 to fill a 125 CFH bottle.For an Ar/CO2 mixture under normal operating conditions I’d go with around 31 cf or 15 lpm measured at the torch
125 CFH. I'd post a picture but my camera is very finicky with settings. Someday I'd like to get an iPhone for the camera.Gas isn't cheap, what size bottle have you got ? Piccie please.
Depends what you’re doing and whether you need to be sure of the mechanical strength or you just want it to look pretty31 CFH ? Ouch! That's going to be expensive. Bumping up to 20 CFH would be a big bump for me. I found this gas flow chart that recommends settings via nozzle opening. It says for a 1/2 inch nozzle opening, I could start off at 18 CFH. That would be a lot easier to stomach. It costs me $80 to fill a 125 CFH bottle.