Woo hoo! First attempt at Mig Welding

[gayler]

I just ran a few beads on some 14 gauge steel. It was pretty rusty so I lightly cleaned it with a flat desk. This was with Settings at 248 inches a minute and 17 1/2 V. The gas flow was set at 20. Not gonna win any awards, But I don’t think it will fall off either.

 

[gayler]

This is my first time mig welding. Previous I only used flux cord. I also bought a new fixed shade helmet. I can see much better than with my cheap auto darkening helmet.

 

[slopdog]

look pretty good for your first time

 

[RustyJunk]

Looks good, what machine and wire size are you using?

 

[gofastwclass]

I see the fire extinguisher in the background... good man.

 

[TTMotorsports]

Looks good. Slow down a touch and itll flatten out.

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[hefnerconstructionlc]

Yeah not bad at all. That's a very good first time.

 

[gayler]

Looks good, what machine and wire size are you using?

It’s the Omni Pro 220 running .030 er70s6

 

[gayler]

I see the fire extinguisher in the background... good man.

I also stuck around for an hour to make sure nothing was hot.

 

[The Cobbler]

nice job. I'm envious LOL

 

[Bretny]

Nice job. Get more comfortable and slow your movements down a bit. Being comfortable and stable makes for a more uniform stronger weld.

 

[Kaizen]

Yup looks good. Less wire and a little more heat. For education purposes go to the extreme and see how it looks. Important to know what a weld looks like to figure what adjustments to make


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[sberry]

A little more voltage will held flatten it but,,, the "heat" in a might is the wire speed. That is the "amps". The V is the arc length.

 

[killahog]

That is a good start.