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xzener
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 Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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Looks like it helped getting the ground closer to the area you were working.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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Xzener, yes it did, but it doesn't help I have to use an extension cord. I trim the wire anyway, I get a little glob of wire on the end if I don't.
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:57 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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Just use flux wire and forget the gas.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 8:12 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| Just use flux wire and forget the gas. |
Why?
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:31 am Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| Just use flux wire and forget the gas. |
Why? |
You don't have to mess with gas settings, it's more forgivable when it comes to material, if you are welding outside you don't have to worry about the wind blowing your shielding away. I know a lot of guys insist on gas, and you do get cleaner welds, but flux also has its advantages especially if you are having problems with using gas, I'd give it a try, I've used it for decades now with no problems, but to each his own.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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I used flux for a year with bad results. My problem isn't the gas, but burning holes.
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Exaktaphile
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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The little glob on your wire is a sign to turn the wire speed up. Remember to use one hand on the nozzle and keep a constant stickout.
When the wire speed is right, there will be no glob. If the speed is too high, you can feel the wire hitting the bottom of the puddle before it melts (it will push the nozzle away from the work surface). |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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Alright I'll turn up the speed.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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I made a video and this just ain't looking right...
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The primer IS weldable.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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Okay, the nozzle is meant to be placed on the metal, it has a 1/4 inch lift on it for spot welding. I'll get rid of that primer.
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Mellow Yellow 74
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:25 am Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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You seem to be trying to spot weld either side of a butt weld, so I would forget the spot weld attachment and try and learn to MIG weld first. When I was getting crappy welds I found that I was holding the torch too close (not enough stick out) and not holding the trigger for long enough to give good penetration.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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| 67ctbug wrote: |
| Okay, the nozzle is meant to be placed on the metal, it has a 1/4 inch lift on it for spot welding. I'll get rid of that primer. |
Also an amateur , but I never had a problem with weld-through primer. My guess is you are not getting a good ground with the clamp. It needs to be a clean bare metal connection in close proximity to the area you are working on. |
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Figment
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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It's a spot-welder, but it uses a wire feed? Why would spot-welds need filler?
(unless this is a vocabulary thing and we're confusing "spot weld" with "plug weld"?)
I'll second Mellow Yellow... go back to a normal MIG setup and learn to manipulate the current/power and speed/feed settings.
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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It's a mig welder with a nozzle used to make plug welds. My other nozzle disappeared 
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c21darrel
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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That tip could be a nice little tool for you one day. At this point i would go get a normal mig tip for your set up and practice mig welding in the traditional way. Build your skills, good welding is something you can hear, you don't even have to see to know you are getting good penetration. If you hear bacon sizzling you are doing it right. If you hear inconsistent arcing something is wrong. 90% of panel replacement welding are tacks. Tack, wait, tack, wait. Move to the farthest side, tack, wait, tack, wait. Repeat. Or....sizzle, wait, sizzle, wait.
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Exaktaphile
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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I think that's the plug-welding tip Eastwood sells. You have no use for that right now.
c21darrell is right - get a new proper tip. You want to watch the weld being formed.
The type of questions you're asking indicate you need to stop getting in a rush and do some reading and youtube. |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: Eastwood 135 MIG on sale for $200 |
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Alright, I'll swing by a store and get a new welding tip. I have tried adjusting settings, but the suggested setting is E-4... 4 being the wire speed. Well when I set that wire speed. I hear the motor trying, but the wire doesn't come out. If I bump it up to five, it works fine. Maybe the machine is messed up.
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