welding

[semtexsteve]

i dose anyone else have days when they cant weld for toffee cos i have come so far all i have to do is weld all the mounts in place then i am done but i just cant seem to weld any more aghhhh . please tell me i am not the only one how has this .?

[Davey]

Sorry if this is blunt but from your spelling and user name I'd guess you need to slow down a bit. Take a deep breath and try to take your time . It all just looks like you're rushing things.

D.

[Bonzo]

Sometimes the direction of my weld is a little wayward & have trouble seeing the weldpool ...................Then it hits me ...........I have forgotten to put my glasses on

After so many years of good eye sight, I still can't get used to needing glasses for close up work

If you have a hoby mig you'll find that you may very well need to crank the power up to the max in order to weld the brackets on properly ( Set the welder up to suit the thickest material )

[semtexsteve]

thanks for your help davey i am dislksic

[flyerncle]

Glad to see you back in the fray Ronnie !

Semtex,you have a bad dose of weld blindness and not the word variety and its nothing to be ashamed of.

[twinturbo]

Been usingf the same welder for about 7 years and some times I can weld like a god. Others it's like pigeon s...t.

I got better results on my previous welder with less experience. And the fact you can here the wire feed being erattic tells me that it's not all my fault.

TT

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Glad to see you back in the fray Ronnie !

Thanks Paul

Missed the forum like crazy .........Does that make me an addict ??


Semtexsteve

Some of the small mig welders have problems with erratic wire feeders, often made worse by long periods of not being used

My own Cebora professional set is beginning to develop a tempremental wire feed rate ........ I have traced the problem to damp getting to the wire feed adjustmet potentiometer on the main PCB

Not really a service part but I am not going to buy a whole new PCB when I can solder a new component in myself.
Knowing me........That'll not be untill it stops working completely

That set has done a lot of hard work in the last 15 years or so !!

[twinturbo]

Mine was getting better yesterday with use, so what you say about the lack of use could make sense. And the garage is a bit damp.

TT

[flyerncle]

Even the one I use has it's off days and its a comercial welder attached to a monster spot welder (1,000 amps @100% duty cycle)and the cables that are about 1 1/2 inches thick kick up alarmingly when the trigger is pulled.

[Bonzo]

Kinda scary when high power cables start jumping about

Imagine what that sort of power would do to your nuts