Hello...
I bought a new Dayton Model 6Z935C MIG welder from a relative. The welder is brand-new and has never been used, but is about 7-8 years old and is out of production. My cousin bought it as a backup for his primary MIG welder.
I bought it from him for small DIY projects around the house. I haven't been able to play with it yet because I'm still awaiting the Argon/CO2 regulator I've ordered. But my question is this...
The maximum current from this welder is 85 amps. According to the manual, when using .030" diameter wire, "18 gauge to 1/4 inch steel can be welded". This seems a complete contradiction to everything I've read here over the past few weeks, which made me think I'd have trouble welding even 1/8 inch mild steel.
What am I missing? Is the manual written by someone with no understanding of welding? Or are 75 passes needed to weld 1/4 inch? I wouldn't think that I could get penetration of the 1/4 inch, regardless of how many passes I made. What would realistically be the thickest mild steel that I could weld in a single pass? With a reasonable number of multiple passes?
Many thanks in advance for any information you can provide. The depth and breadth of the information available here is amazing, and I'm very glad I found the site when I did.
Many thanks,
Charlie
New Jersey, USA
I bought a new Dayton Model 6Z935C MIG welder from a relative. The welder is brand-new and has never been used, but is about 7-8 years old and is out of production. My cousin bought it as a backup for his primary MIG welder.
I bought it from him for small DIY projects around the house. I haven't been able to play with it yet because I'm still awaiting the Argon/CO2 regulator I've ordered. But my question is this...
The maximum current from this welder is 85 amps. According to the manual, when using .030" diameter wire, "18 gauge to 1/4 inch steel can be welded". This seems a complete contradiction to everything I've read here over the past few weeks, which made me think I'd have trouble welding even 1/8 inch mild steel.
What am I missing? Is the manual written by someone with no understanding of welding? Or are 75 passes needed to weld 1/4 inch? I wouldn't think that I could get penetration of the 1/4 inch, regardless of how many passes I made. What would realistically be the thickest mild steel that I could weld in a single pass? With a reasonable number of multiple passes?
Many thanks in advance for any information you can provide. The depth and breadth of the information available here is amazing, and I'm very glad I found the site when I did.
Many thanks,
Charlie
New Jersey, USA
