New To Using MIG

[bindian]

Thanks guys.
I was gonna get a stick welder, as that was all I knew and an older friend that worked at TSC said to go MIG instead. No school either cause I work nights and I don't wanna eat up Saturdays. Besides $$$$ My hat is a $108 Hobart hat. I'm happy with it.

I'm using the Hobart E71T11 .030 flux core wire. I have decided to get the gas hooked up. Just need a bottle full of 75/25 and a spool of solid wire ER70S6. The side panel on the 210 MVP states this will make a smoother weld. I do need brighter light. I am hesitant on adjusting the hat for a lower shade. But will look into it. I never was able to write stright across a pae without lines. So this is showing up in dragging left or to the right.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Brandi what brand, and number of wire are you using?
I've had really good luck with Hobart's 21B.
http://www.hobartbrothers.com/uploads/pdf/datasheets/Fabshield21B.pdf

Carl,
I'll check out the 21B. Thanks.
hugs, Brandi

 

[rustydollar]

Thanks guys.
I was gonna get a stick welder, as that was all I knew and an older friend that worked at TSC said to go MIG instead. No school either cause I work nights and I don't wanna eat up Saturdays. Besides $$$$ My hat is a $108 Hobart hat. I'm happy with it.

I'm using the Hobart E71T11 .030 flux core wire. I have decided to get the gas hooked up. Just need a bottle full of 75/25 and a spool of solid wire ER70S6. The side panel on the 210 MVP states this will make a smoother weld. I do need brighter light. I am hesitant on adjusting the hat for a lower shade. But will look into it. I never was able to write stright across a pae without lines. So this is showing up in dragging left or to the right.
hugs, Brandi

The cheap Chinese auto darkening helmets the Reaction time 0.25

Miller auto Reaction Time 1/20,000

Hobart Reaction Time, 1/12,000, 1/25,000, 1/30,000.

Lincoln Reaction Time: 40 microseconds

3M Speedglas Reaction Time: 0.1 milliseconds

Try a gold plated lens, never need batteys

 

[bindian]

The cheap Chinese auto darkening helmets the Reaction time 0.25

Miller auto Reaction Time 1/20,000

Hobart Reaction Time, 1/12,000, 1/25,000, 1/30,000.

Lincoln Reaction Time: 40 microseconds

3M Speedglas Reaction Time: 0.1 milliseconds

Try a gold plated lens, never need batteys

My hat is a Hobart Endeavor. Hobart Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet Review - Welding Helmet Pros
hugs, Brandi

 

[Shield Arc]

Brandi when you switch to Mig, I really like Lincoln's Superarc L-56 wire.
SuperArc(R) L-56(R)

 

[bindian]

Brandi when you switch to Mig, I really like Lincoln's Superarc L-56 wire.
SuperArc(R) L-56(R)

That wire needs 100% CO2. I was gonna buy a bottle of 75% argon, 25% CO2.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Shield Arc]

Brandi I run it with C-25 / 75% argon, 25% CO2.

 

[bindian]

Brandi I run it with C-25 / 75% argon, 25% CO2.

Oh...okay. You have gave me two choices to try. So this with gas and the Hobart B21 for without gas, right?
hugs, Brandi

 

[Shield Arc]

Oh...okay. You have gave me two choices to try. So this with gas and the Hobart B21 for without gas, right?
hugs, Brandi

That is correct! :thumbsup:

 

[jejeosborne]

I just bought the same hobart 210 welder last week. I'm enjoying playing with it. I have a 60 cu ft bottle with c25. You will like the clean welds it makes over the Flux core wire. Much less smoke as well. Shielding gas welding is best indoors without wind. I'd leave the fan off unless you are out of the direct draft.

 

[kennyd]

Brandi when you switch to Mig, I really like Lincoln's Superarc L-56 wire.
SuperArc(R) L-56(R)

That wire needs 100% CO2. I was gonna buy a bottle of 75% argon, 25% CO2.
hugs, Brandi

Brandi I run it with C-25 / 75% argon, 25% CO2.

Oh...okay. You have gave me two choices to try. So this with gas and the Hobart B21 for without gas, right?
hugs, Brandi

That's all I used in my home shop, L56 wire and C25 gas.

 

[bindian]

That's all I used in my home shop, L56 wire and C25 gas.

Hey Kenny. Glad you found me here. I value your input too! I checked today...........my local Lowes carries Lincoln L56 wire. Yippee.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I just bought the same hobart 210 welder last week. I'm enjoying playing with it. I have a 60 cu ft bottle with c25. You will like the clean welds it makes over the Flux core wire. Much less smoke as well. Shielding gas welding is best indoors without wind. I'd leave the fan off unless you are out of the direct draft.

I love the machine as it is now. It sounds like it will be a "gas" welding with gas. Haha, I made a funny.:laughing:
hugs, Brandi

 

[jejeosborne]

I love the machine as it is now. It sounds like it will be a "gas" welding with gas. Haha, I made a funny.:laughing:
hugs, Brandi

I plan on burning a lot of wire playing this weekend. I'm still practicing but have a couple projects planned in a couple weeks after i get more practice. I went to a local shop and picked up a lot of drops to practice on .

 

[dragoneggs]

I plan on burning a lot of wire playing this weekend. I'm still practicing but have a couple projects planned in a couple weeks after i get more practice. I went to a local shop and picked up a lot of drops to practice on .

You are far more patient than me... when I started practicing... it was on my first projects. Granted, they weren't going to hurt anyone if the welds failed. A couple of greenhouse benches/tables with wood slat tops, large flower pots stands using HF scroll/bender, a mod to my welding cart, etc. Still don't plan on building anything to run on public roads. Not yet anyways! Happy welding... sure is fun.

 

[Shield Arc]

Still don't plan on building anything to run on public roads.

Me neither!

 

[bindian]

Only way my welding projects will get on the road will be attached to my Mahindra. I might weld up a timber storage rack for my 29 foot gooseneck. Will that count as on the road............or will it be above the road?
hugs, Brandi

 

[Fallon]

Only way my welding projects will get on the road will be attached to my Mahindra. I might weld up a timber storage rack for my 29 foot gooseneck. Will that count as on the road............or will it be above the road?
hugs, Brandi

Don't weld anything where a failure will have a high probability of causing injury or death until you have a fair amount of experience. Anything failing on a road going trailer has a high probability of hitting other vehicles & people.

It's one thing if your lumber rack in your yard fails it might hurt you, but is generally not likely to be that dangerous. Trailers ratchet up the danger by a lot.

I have some skill & experience welding. I won't hesitate to weld on any of my tractor implements, but I won't touch a road trailer yet. The risk & cost of failure is just to great. I might be getting a busted trailer & fixing it, but after that I won't consider it road worthy, it's just going to be a tow behind tool & impliments cart for behind the tractor.

 

[bindian]

Don't weld anything where a failure will have a high probability of causing injury or death until you have a fair amount of experience. Anything failing on a road going trailer has a high probability of hitting other vehicles & people.

It's one thing if your lumber rack in your yard fails it might hurt you, but is generally not likely to be that dangerous. Trailers ratchet up the danger by a lot.

I have some skill & experience welding. I won't hesitate to weld on any of my tractor implements, but I won't touch a road trailer yet. The risk & cost of failure is just to great. I might be getting a busted trailer & fixing it, but after that I won't consider it road worthy, it's just going to be a tow behind tool & impliments cart for behind the tractor.

Key word........................"might". Did I say I was doing it? You have no idea where I would put a rack. It might be on the deck and strapped down for all you know.
Why do some people read too much into talk here and in life? Move along folks, nothing to see here. I am smart enough and have enough experience as a (aircraft) mechanic and metal fabricator (39 years) to know how things fail and what caused it to fail.
Brandi

 

[Fallon]

Didn't meant to offend. I've seen somebody because of a poorly built homemade trailer, so it riles me up a bit more than others. Some people think just because they can do something means they should do something. Hard to know peoples skill level, overestimation of their own skill level & tolerance of bad ideas that could hurt others from just a few paragraphs on the Internet.