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re: Any advice for someone new to welding
Posted on 10/14/24 at 6:29 pm to MrBobDobalina
Posted on 10/14/24 at 6:29 pm to MrBobDobalina
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Don't spend too long trying to get perfect on plate. Tack some short (6") pieces at 90° and try to make a full pass, in the gap without sticking or going outside the line. Do it again. See if you can beat it apart with a 2 lb maul.
I have to go buy more bars. I only bought a couple and used about 1/2 yesterday.
I will get those magnets and try the angles after I feel a little more confident.
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Posted on 10/14/24 at 7:01 pm to kywildcatfanone
quote:It's a fantastic little welder. It's DC, unlike their Chicago Elecshit fluxcore that was AC, it's a fantastic little welder. I'm a little jealous you got it for $99.
Yeah, it's funny I was thinking about a small welder and saw a few videos on it, and they were all impressed. Then the next day I got the one day sale for $99 and felt like I had to buy it.
Looking forward to learning on it.
One thing about that welder when you're learning, is to crank that sumbitch up all the way on wire speed and amperage, then dial it down. See what your welder will do wide arse open then back it off. The "bacon frying" advice doesn't really apply to that welding setup.
Let her rip, then back it off and go all the way down. See how your welding machine reacts. Make sure your base material is prepped and shiny clean, make sure you have a good ground, make sure you're plugged into a good power source, make sure your equipment is setup correctly and you have good and proper consumables (e.g., welding wire, torch tips, etc.) then go up and down to the extremes and see how things go. You'll be doing home projects in 2 weeks if you stick with it.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 3:44 am to kywildcatfanone
I would have started on a stick and concentrate on working the puddle. I learned to weld in HS but I couldn't weld today unless I started practicing again. I got pretty good but I was never going to be a welder so I haven't touched it in decades.
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