sniper_101
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After only having an old arc on the farm and at work, I decided I wanted a small portable welder. Found a new Lincoln 180amp mig for a good price.
Anyway, long story short, I got a tank of C-17 and tried running it with .025 and .035 in. (0.6 mm) SuperArc® L-56® Mild Steel MIG Wire. It will not form a weld puddle. Even on the highest heat setting, gas at 14-20L/hr, wire speed 3-7. It will not form a puddle, it will just build a bead on top of the base. This is doing a butt weld and a fillet, there is NO fusion. The metal will glow red hot, but no puddle. Just ropey looking welds basically sitting on metal.
If I change to .035 in. (0.9 mm) Innershield® NR-211-MP Flux-Cored Wire it welds as it should. Of course with the added spatter/spray and slag that comes with a flux cored wire, but it forms a weld pool just fine with penetration expected for the associated amperage setting.
Thoughts, tips, suggestions?
Anyway, long story short, I got a tank of C-17 and tried running it with .025 and .035 in. (0.6 mm) SuperArc® L-56® Mild Steel MIG Wire. It will not form a weld puddle. Even on the highest heat setting, gas at 14-20L/hr, wire speed 3-7. It will not form a puddle, it will just build a bead on top of the base. This is doing a butt weld and a fillet, there is NO fusion. The metal will glow red hot, but no puddle. Just ropey looking welds basically sitting on metal.
If I change to .035 in. (0.9 mm) Innershield® NR-211-MP Flux-Cored Wire it welds as it should. Of course with the added spatter/spray and slag that comes with a flux cored wire, but it forms a weld pool just fine with penetration expected for the associated amperage setting.
Thoughts, tips, suggestions?
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