I think you all need to have a little mig welder thats cheaper and like just flux core that would be like the 125 migs that run off of 110v
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I think you all need to have a little mig welder thats cheaper and like just flux core that would be like the 125 migs that run off of 110v
Yeah that would be cool. It would be cool to have it go down to a lower amperage too...Like maybe 20 amps.
Yeah, have just a cheap 110 mig. Just standard as you can get. And i dont think that 20 amps is enough for migging. But not real sure.
I think if you turned the feed rate down it would probably work for .035 wire.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobwills
o idk it might would but doubtful. best bet would be .022 and really slow but still might not even be enough.
30 amps burns .035 pretty good...So I'd assume 20 amps would burn .022 somewhat. 30 amps burns through some of the stuff I've welded...Got to go really fast and then you don't get a good weld.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobwills
really. Maybe then. I mainly arc so i dont know a whole lot about mig. Just makes for easy tacking thats for sure. What would you need that low of amps for anyways?
1/16" and smaller. It would give you more time to make a good weld VS going fast...And it gives the user more choice. Btw, I'm talking flux core not solid...Makes a difference :)Quote:
Originally Posted by bobwills
huh? im confuused. And o that does i bet cause it aint as much wire in there.
Use for 1/16" thick and thinner material.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobwills
O ok i gotcha now, Yeah but for small enough just a bunch of small tacks would be good.
But the it doesn't look pretty... :'( lol Can you imagine two sheets of thin steel held together by a bunch of tack welds?Quote:
Originally Posted by bobwills
What if it needs to not leak water? If a farmer's cattle tank cracks on the thin bottom...They need a water tight weld that will hold.
I turn the power up for tack welds... I want them to be quick and flat.
Yeah that's the way to do tacks, but not good welds on really thin stuffQuote:
Originally Posted by zoama585
True but i dont know if a weld at 20 amps would be water tight either. Bu maybe. Ya never know.
If you move slow and do a good job... You can burn a .125" rod in a stick welder at 90amps or so. At that .022" wire (according to calculations) could be burnt at 15.84 amps. If I take 20 amps for the wire and calculated back to a .125" rod that would be 113.64 amps and I know you can burn a 6011 and have a decent weld with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobwills
Canada has been selling a 140 mig for a while now.
We are looking at selling a version of it soon.
That would be cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by performance
Well it might then. And yeah that would be real cool.
Will it be like the others with a couple of settings and an infinite speed? I'd really like to see one of the smaller ones with infinite/infinite adjustments. The 125 I have is nice, but I'm tired of being stuck at 1, 2, 3, or 4. It sounds minor, but a little more flexibility would be nice for thinner stuff, different position, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by performance
The wire feed rate Isn't completely variable? I've used the 120 and it is completely variable from 0-10.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trip59
The Hobart I have has a variable speed, no detents, it will adjust finely. The power output on the other hand has 4 detents. Granted, they're fine for most jobs, and were I not so rusty it'd probably just be some minor playing to compensate for the power with the speed, but I still think it'd be nice to have both controls infinitely adjustable instead of having detents and only 4 options. I should have been clearer and stated I was talking about the Hobart. I brought it up because the other low cost, low power MIG units I looked at had the same 'handful of settings' rather than the infinitely variable style on the large units.
Yeah I was talking about a Hobart too...And it also only has 4 selections...And Yes, it can be irritating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trip59
I'm almost positive that the Everlast welders come with it completely variable on the amps.
Yes they do:Quote:
Originally Posted by MigPlazArc
Stepless controls feature infinite and precise
setting of voltage and wire speed without factory-fixed presets, that prevent selecting the best
settings for the job
Right, but the larger Hobart, Lincoln, Miller, etc. seem to have variable, but their smallest machines tend to not. At least a couple years ago when I was shopping. I was hoping that if Everlast put out a 125, a small one, it would maintain the variable/variable format, it's a shame no one else wanted to...
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Originally Posted by Trip59
Oh I see...
Ive been looking at the northern 125 flux core. It only has 2 amp ajustments. But really I only need a mig for tacking and small welds or something so i think the 2 amp ajustments will be fine. Everything else i can arc. Just mainly want it for tacking so if im holding stuff in place just close my eyes and pull the trigger. Much easyier than having a big bulkey helmit on and then trying to keep them perfect while striking your arc.
Its fully adjustable without taps.
I believe that's volt settings with the wire size and speed controlling amp load.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobwills