Hi all,
I'm trying to weld some thin 0.8mm bodywork sheet with my Wolf 140 (with argon/co2) and i'm having issues. It welds fine at higher power settings but on 1 or 2 it welds ok for a second and then stutters and burns back a bit.
I was reading this could be wire feed too slow but turning it up just makes it worse. I've also measured the wire speed and i'm getting about 2.5m per minute on the lowest setting, which seems high compared to the 1.6m I see on the calculator page?
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/calculator.htm
Any ideas what could be causing this? I understand the welder isn't exactly the best on the market and I'm considering just buying a Clarke 151en so I can stop worrying about the limitations of the welder. I've got a fair amount of welding to do on my car
I'm trying to weld some thin 0.8mm bodywork sheet with my Wolf 140 (with argon/co2) and i'm having issues. It welds fine at higher power settings but on 1 or 2 it welds ok for a second and then stutters and burns back a bit.
I was reading this could be wire feed too slow but turning it up just makes it worse. I've also measured the wire speed and i'm getting about 2.5m per minute on the lowest setting, which seems high compared to the 1.6m I see on the calculator page?
https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/calculator.htm
Any ideas what could be causing this? I understand the welder isn't exactly the best on the market and I'm considering just buying a Clarke 151en so I can stop worrying about the limitations of the welder. I've got a fair amount of welding to do on my car