Hello all,
As the title suggests, no penetration. I know this has been covered a lot but after reading through all the posts Im still at a loss.
I'm using a Clarke 150te with Argoshield light. I've tested flow rates between 8-15 lpm.
I'm trying to weld 2mm plate, I was using .6mm wire and even going up to the settings for 3mm it would not penetrate. The sheet metal was spotless, and I went over the whole thing with a grinder beforehand (it was new anyway - just wanted something to practice on) I thought the earth may have been a bit dodgy, so cut off the old knackered clamp and just clamped the wires to the sheet, but this didn't make any difference. I then changed to .8mm wire and it did penetrate slightly, but the settings were high and this seemed a bit brutal for what I need it for. I've checked the tensioner and everything is fine..
The actual welds look ok, no splatter, right colour, everything look ok... I could see some of the welds glowing red hot, but as soon as I checked the underside of the plate... nothing... still glowing but no penetration
The last thing that I,m thinking is that its plugged into a normal 13a socket, but even this should be ok for 2mm plate?
So if anyone has any more suggestions Id be really grateful. Its driving me mad!
As the title suggests, no penetration. I know this has been covered a lot but after reading through all the posts Im still at a loss.
I'm using a Clarke 150te with Argoshield light. I've tested flow rates between 8-15 lpm.
I'm trying to weld 2mm plate, I was using .6mm wire and even going up to the settings for 3mm it would not penetrate. The sheet metal was spotless, and I went over the whole thing with a grinder beforehand (it was new anyway - just wanted something to practice on) I thought the earth may have been a bit dodgy, so cut off the old knackered clamp and just clamped the wires to the sheet, but this didn't make any difference. I then changed to .8mm wire and it did penetrate slightly, but the settings were high and this seemed a bit brutal for what I need it for. I've checked the tensioner and everything is fine..
The actual welds look ok, no splatter, right colour, everything look ok... I could see some of the welds glowing red hot, but as soon as I checked the underside of the plate... nothing... still glowing but no penetration
The last thing that I,m thinking is that its plugged into a normal 13a socket, but even this should be ok for 2mm plate?
So if anyone has any more suggestions Id be really grateful. Its driving me mad!