Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

One of my roomates just bought a Mig 180 from Clarke and we're just ------- around on scrap metal. It came with .032 wire or whatever the bigger ---- is, and it is hard to not burn through.

you guys have any advice for figuring this ---- out, and learning how to lay a descent bead? I'm gonna go pick up some .023 wire on friday and hopefully put my exhaust together with it this weekend. Any help would be appreciated...

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

turn down the heat

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

it's at the lowest setting, and the wire feed is at it's slowest ???

Just burns when I try to fill the seam between piping

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

I've welded at an angle rather than straight at it and it helped some.

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

I'm already doing that... hopefully the smaller wire will make this easier...

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

oh really, I don't remember what I do then. It's been a while, but every hole I made I was able to fix no problem. Mostly because I wasn't testing, rather just welding on the final product.

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

get the gas :)

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

I've got argon/CO2 75/25 mix hooked up already...

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

maybe slow down the feed of the wire?

Re:Mig welding, got one, trying to figure this out.
 

well ----, umm i find mig welding to be harder then zrc, but i would just keep practising.