Had to go into the workshop to test this after you said it... Didn't even realise! That is going to be so useful.The swivelling nozzle on the Kemppi torch is a great help welding cars as well. It gets into some spots where I would have had to stand on my head otherwise I've never had to resort to .6 wire the .8 will weld down to .8 sheet easily.
Yep, see post#33 in this recent thread:Had to go into the workshop to test this after you said it... Didn't even realise! That is going to be so useful.
Picked up 0.7kg of CuSi wire to have a play about with - does anyone know if I can get away with it on argoshield light ok or is pure argon a requirement?
Did you try it on 95 yourself then in the end?Yep, see post#33 in this recent thread:
Up to £1k to Spend - Whats the best Mig welder mainly for car restoration
A Kemppi minarc evo would be nice. I've been using the older minarc 180 for quite a few years and it's been very good. Goes well with 0.6mm wire on old car stuff. For car restoration work, you want something with a synergic program for CuSi3 wire..... It's far superior to er70 for non...www.mig-welding.co.uk
well done on the kemppi , re boc and changing to a.light ,is you bottle nearly empty ? as cant see as they will do a swap although I might be wrong , if its not empty that could be a spendy change , I used a bottle that was 15% and it wasnt that noticeable a differance to the normal 5% light . be interesting to see what you end up finding on the migartonic.Went and saw the Kemppi. The guy selling it butt welded some 1mm sheet together no problem in a continuous weld. Guy was using 5% CO2 though. Took it home in the end for 350. New liner, earth clamp and nozzle/tips ordered aswell as some 0.6 wire and tips for me to try. Took me to about 430 total. Off to BOC tomorrow to swap my Argoshield Universal for Argoshield light.
Hooked it up and welded some 0.8mm scraps that I'd cut off the car. Couldn't do a continuous weld as on the 1mm but stitching worked fine. I replicated a car patch repair, butt welding a 1mm sheet square to another while the two were held in a vice between some ply (to stop the vice acting as a heatsink) - no holes and was even able to bridge some gaps after playing about. Am trying to diagnose the migatronic now and will report back. Once I've got it fixed I'll be selling it on. Thanks for all the help guys. I know I kinda bought my way out of the problem but I needed a more portable welder anyway so its worked out nicely.
Yeah bottle is pretty much empty so good timing on that.well done on the kemppi , re boc and changing to a.light ,is you bottle nearly empty ? as cant see as they will do a swap although I might be wrong , if its not empty that could be a spendy change , I used a bottle that was 15% and it wasnt that noticeable a differance to the normal 5% light . be interesting to see what you end up finding on the migartonic.
No, I've not tried any MIG brazing as yet.Did you try it on 95 yourself then in the end?
Had to learn mig brazing for the ata senior panel tec course . Had to go back to college. l was 56 at the time . The course had an 85% failure rate. But I passed . Any way a111r mig brazing. Steady hand soft tutch and you can only push the wire going forwards you can't pullNo, I've not tried any MIG brazing as yet.
Let us know how you get on with it.
Do you have any recommendations on wire size? According to some manufacturers 1mm is better for pulsing but my new kemppi has its curves optimized for 0.8 I thinkHad to learn mig brazing for the ata senior panel tec course . Had to go back to college. l was 56 at the time . The course had an 85% failure rate. But I passed . Any way a111r mig brazing. Steady hand soft tutch and you can only push the wire going forwards you can't pull