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

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

sorry I'm tired and just throwing out suggestions.

try speeding it up, sometimes the slowest setting isn't the prime. I find that when I was welding the pipes, I had it around the mid-range setting. I didn't like the slowest, wasn't very good in my situation.

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

---- comes out quick at just above the slowest setting, I think I just suck at this and need to keep trying...

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

turn the heat up all the way, turn the wire up pretty high and thenstart a pool, you'll burn through so work fast, keep it moving, so finish your bead up and then stop and turn the heat down all the way and go back and fill in your holes. adjust wire speed to your like-ing it. 8)

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

you need to turn up your wire feed speed. the more filler you add when you weld, the colder it will get and shouldn't put a hole through it. the same theory applies to tig welding. if you want a bead that looks kinda like a worm, you just lower your amp setting and speed up the amount of filler rod you add. also, try moving a bit slower so the filler piles up ontop of itself a little.

good luck.

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

Im seriously interested in getting a welder this weekend

MIG, is the point n shoot type style right? Dont have to feed in wire with your free hand?

Im just going to want an electric one though since Ill just be doing exhaust and manifolds and charge pipes and ----

hmmmmmm

Is gas stronger or something? I think electric would be good for me eh?

Is there any specs a welder should have for doing little ---- like this?

Thanks

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

I'd eventually like to get one as well but I don't have access to the huge plug in (220 isn't it? I'm not sure). All I've got is the standard 110, but getting gas wouldn't be a problem since we have a local welding shop.

Would a welder running off 110 be enough to do charge pipes, downpipe, manifold, etc?

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

yea it would be enough.

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

if you're just learning to weld and want to ---- around, get some thick ass scrap metal... like 1/4" atleast and then turn the ------- heat up and wire speed. You'll get the hang of it.

---- trying to leanr on thin metal...

thin metal is harder to weld.....

make that ---- boil...that's the only way to do it...

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

I've practicing on scrap rotors I grabbed in the trash at a local dealership, those aren't to hard, but when I do exhaust pipe, I can tack it fine, and then it doesn't work to weld the seam.

With the higher wire speeds, it seems to heat up the metal, and then just push the wire through...