Drunkskunk
100 GW
I have a few dumb@ss questions for those who weld MIG.
I'm setting my Welder up for MIG for the first time. Its only been used for Flux core up untill now, and I have almost no experience with MIG. Also I lost the instructions in a flood 7 years ago, and the online instructions from Hobart are only for the newer revisions. Not sure how much applies to what I have. If it helps, this is a 120V Hobart Handler 140.
Whats the right pressure for the Argon tank? I bought a new tank with the welder, and even welded up a cart to hold both, but that was 14 years ago. I never hooked up the valve until now. No clue if it's still full or leaked down. It shows 800lbs
Whats the right flow rate for the gas when welding?
Any tips for practicing welds with MIG? I played with it a little, seems to make cleaner welds but getting good penetration seems harder than Flux-core.
I'm setting my Welder up for MIG for the first time. Its only been used for Flux core up untill now, and I have almost no experience with MIG. Also I lost the instructions in a flood 7 years ago, and the online instructions from Hobart are only for the newer revisions. Not sure how much applies to what I have. If it helps, this is a 120V Hobart Handler 140.
Whats the right pressure for the Argon tank? I bought a new tank with the welder, and even welded up a cart to hold both, but that was 14 years ago. I never hooked up the valve until now. No clue if it's still full or leaked down. It shows 800lbs
Whats the right flow rate for the gas when welding?
Any tips for practicing welds with MIG? I played with it a little, seems to make cleaner welds but getting good penetration seems harder than Flux-core.