Monday, March 26, 2012

How To Use the Nuggets Mig Welder

  1. Get a good ground clamp - Spend $ 20 and get the copper ground clamps with strong springs. Mig welder you are not smart enough to know when your soil is not good and that just continues to feed the wire. This is why some of the welding wire sounds like a drive by shooting when they first turn on.
     
  2. Watching your stickout - Stickout controlled by how far you hold your mig welding gun. But also increases when the tip contacts the hidden way back in mig nozzle. Customize your mig gun nozzle so that the tip is flush with the nozzle or even stand out a bit.
     
  3. Shielding gas - argon 25 CO2 75 is standard. Plain C02 works well. If you have a 115 volt wire feed welding the weld is only with the core flux, sell it and buy one with a gas conversion kit.
  4. Welding wire - bare wire for welding, use E70S6, to use the flux core Lincoln NR211. There are other good buying lets keep it simple.
     
  5. 115 volt vs 230 volt - 115 volt welding machines are great for sheet metal and up to about 3/16 inch in a pinch ... Next time you are behind a boat trailer, think about whether it is welded to the wire feeder welder 115 volt or 230 volt mig welder or stick welder 230v. Once you get that cold down your spine, slowing down and put some space between you and the boat, then make your mind you do not have to weld something like a boat trailer with a 115 volt mig.
     
  6. Bare wire VS flux core - the core flux will weld hotter and thicker and the wind outside. Bare wire is better in the metal is really thin and looks better.
     
  7. Mig welding polarity - the positive polarity of the electrodes Lookup for welding wire is bare. Some flux core wire needs to change the polarity to weld ok. Since mig welding machine does not have the polarity changes, this requires you to swap leads. It's easy and only takes a few minutes, but some people never think about it. Many of the 115 volt mig welder for sale on Craigslist because someone forgot to change the polarity for flux core welding and for that alone, mig machines think they are garbage.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Welding Important Safety Problem

Welding is a fabrication process in which various materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, can be joined by liquefying the area in which joints occur. The method of welding is often done by using a combination of heat and pressure to melt the materials being joined together with fillers, such as welding rod, to form a pool of liquid substrate (also known as puddle weld), which is then allowed to cool to create a strong joint. Weld is a dangerous process, which is mainly used as industrial applications, but becomes more common with home DIY enthusiast. Weld can be achieved in various forms and use various sources of energy including gas flame, electric arc, laser, friction, ultra-sound and an electric beam. Any individual requiring special methods of its own set of welding equipment supplies. However, basic weld applications require the use of some common equipment supplies, such as electricity, electrodes, rods and arc welding, shielding gas, and a protective mask or helmet.

The use of protective equipment when welding is essential. Because the most common method involves the welding arc or open flame, it can be a very dangerous practice if proper safety precautions are not observed. There is a high risk of burns, to prevent them, welders wear protective clothing including heavy-duty leather gloves and thick log sleeves to protect from exposure to excessive heat and fire. In addition to burns, the brightness of the weld area can cause severe eye damage - there is a condition where the cornea is burned called arc eye. To prevent this, welders use protective goggles, masks and welding helmets that have been specially designed dark or dark lenses themselves and faceplates to mitigate the effects of UV rays are very damaging.

Also, welders are exposed to dangerous gases and fine particles. Some of the welding process causes smoke can cause various types of respiratory conditions. In addition, gas and fumes can be toxic with prolonged exposure, so it is important to ensure that there is proper ventilation in place to avoid this. It is also very important to consider that the use of compressed gas bottles in the welding process to take the risk of fire and explosion, especially with the proximity of naked electric arc and flame. It should be in a safe position to reduce the risk of fire.