Dr_evil said:
It'll be done in the uni shop so full Argo or Argo mix will be used as I've already paid them 9k :p
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Doc turn your heat down a bit........ You got a little under cut on the toes of the weld and your stop is low, hold at the end a bit to fill in before you let go of the trigger:)
 
Thor1950 said:
Doc turn your heat down a bit........ You got a little under cut on the toes of the weld and your stop is low, hold at the end a bit to fill in before you let go of the trigger:)
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That on the end plate ? Yeah can see where it ate in a little but filled with the next pass on the long side :)
 
Tig is good if you have nice clean material, however for a older chassis its going to be a waste of time and you will spend more time sharpening your tungsten as it will be contaminated.

Argon co2 mix all the way with the mig, you will get good penetration and minimal spatter.
 
I work for a welding supply company in N Ireland and bought myself an Esab Caddy Mig 200i through work. It was the best money ever spent as it is able to weld mild and stainless steel, aluminium, mig braze and will run gasless mig wire the welder is fool proof. All you need to do is set what material your welding the thickness and away you go after that if you want to increase the wire feed speed the machine ups the power for you and vise versa. I repaired the bulkhead with .8mm wire no problem and its capable of welding up to 6mm plate.
 
A1y said:
I work for a welding supply company in N Ireland and bought myself an Esab Caddy Mig 200i through work. It was the best money ever spent as it is able to weld mild and stainless steel, aluminium, mig braze and will run gasless mig wire the welder is fool proof. All you need to do is set what material your welding the thickness and away you go after that if you want to increase the wire feed speed the machine ups the power for you and vise versa. I repaired the bulkhead with .8mm wire no problem and its capable of welding up to 6mm plate.
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That sounds like quite a machine!!!!!!
 
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