Ok, I've been MIG welding now (hobby) for almost a year. I've been able to do a lot of little stuff around the garage and am generally happy with what I can do. There is one thing though that I just cannot seem to master (actually, there are MANY things I cannot master, but only ONE in particular that really bugs me right now). I've seen MIG welds that look 'perfect'....little 'laps' of weld overlapping for an entire run. While I can sometimes get the nice 'lapped' look, usually my beads seem more 'runny' so they won't lap. I played around with Oxy/Acetylene and was able to get better looking beads with that. I've messed with voltage and wire speed but haven't found the 'secret' to being able to get my welds to look like that. Is there any one thing that impacts this more than the others (ie pattern, wire speed, voltage, material etc) or is it the combination of everything? I have a Lincoln MIG140C and don't get into anything too heavy duty with it.
Thanks for your help.
Steve
Thanks for your help.
Steve