Very Basic MIG Question
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Very Basic MIG Question
I'm an occasional welder so pretty unskilled. After making a pass, I sometimes see that the wire is sticking out of the gun further than when I started, maybe up to 3/4". Does that suggest that the wire feed is too fast or maybe my travel speed too slow. Or does it just mean that I'm holding the gun too far away? Splatter comes with this.
Re: Very Basic MIG Question
Some welders have a "burn back" adjustment to remedy that.
It varies the time between the feed stopping and the arc stopping.
It can also be that you are drifting farther away from the puddle as you weld.
It varies the time between the feed stopping and the arc stopping.
It can also be that you are drifting farther away from the puddle as you weld.
Glenn
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Re: Very Basic MIG Question
Many welders started with stick welding. Many of us do both stick and MIG. For some, it's hard to remember to let go of the trigger instead of pulling back to end the arc. Speaking from personal experience there. I too find more wire out when I'm done than when I was actually welding. Being as I use flux core, it doesn't matter much. If you're using shielding gas, it does matter as your gas must shield the end of the weld for a few seconds after the arc ends.
Good Luck,
Good Luck,
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Re: Very Basic MIG Question
my idea of a MIG:
my neighbor out for an afternoon spin
my neighbor out for an afternoon spin
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Cannavo?
Glenn
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Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
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Yes
Miss him muchly.
Trusted him to take my wife up for a spin years ago
Miss him muchly.
Trusted him to take my wife up for a spin years ago
Too many things going on to bother listing them.