I started off with a Lincoln a few yrs back. It was a flux core setup that I did exhaust work with. Didn't look all that great but was rock solid.

I have since upgraded to the gas setup.

Mixture is 75/25

What flow should it be set @?

I have had it for a while, but haven't done alot with it. Seems I am using a fair amount of gas, figure I would ask to see what the typical response was.

Mostly mild steel.

Thanks in advance.

 

you should be around 16-25 cfh range, start in middle and work your way down to save gas.

 

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Ok cool. That is about where I was anyway.

Thanks

 

Im at 20 at mine. anything high and i have problems, anything lower and i burn a lot of stuff

 

Make sure your polarity is also set right the gun should be positive it qill weld either way but the difference is staggering

 

I find with mine I also have to turn off any cooling in the shop that causes a draft so it doesn't blow the gas away. With my TIG I don't have that problem even though I use a slightly lower flow, the nozzles on the tig are much better.

 

Start at 15cfh and go up very little. The more gas the more the gas induces a turbulence affect closer to the weld zone. Swirling the atmosphere back into the weld area.

 

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Thanks.

I swapped the polarity, inner lining, wire and added the tank and regulator.

It really is amazing coming from flux to mig how much a difference.

Once I "master" mig, on to tig..lol.

 

I went from MIG to TIG. MIG has its place, but more me the TIG king. I rung about 20cfh on my gas. Sometimes higher on thinner material. Works fine for me.