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looking to do car panel repairs
what size is suitable
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Minimum 150A unit. Forget a gasless setup they are for building garden gates, not car panels.
supercheap machine will give supercheap job.
If you want professional results you will need to get Argoshield 54 gas, hire a gas bottle etc. Usually the ma |
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yep 150 amps da go.
go for a WIA brand (welding industries of australia)
1 cause they're australian and
2 cause they have very accurate and stable adjustment which means you can dial in your amps and wire feed to get the best possible results on the
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WIA welders are by far the pick of the bunch, I bought a BOC 170 about 6 months ago and its not bad on light stuff but hasn't got the duty cycle when you start really welding with it. I have only used the gasless wire at the moment and it does a good job |
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I just got a transmig 135 will let you know how it goes. As far as "really start welding", for the home handyman does it really matter? Not as if it will be in use all day.
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I'd recommend the WIA150 also. I purchased one about 4 months ago and I am very impressed with the quality of the weld it can produce. When shopping around I had the opportunity to try a 150 beside a 175amp (Weldmatic 8) at the Dandenong WIA warehouse and
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thanks guys
ended up with a cigweld autopak 150 (second hand )
should do the job with no problems
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Well unpacked mine today. First problem, undid plastic wrap on wire reel, result = about 10 miles of wire promptly sprung off.
Rerolled it after couple of attempts (kept unspringing)next tried welding piece of waterpipe wouldn't arc. decided it might wo
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Actually re reading the instructions it appears I might have the wire speed too slow as voltage is controlled by wire speed. Got it set to about speed No. 2. Took the gas shroud off too seeing as I am not using gas, save wear and tear on it, and can see
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hey john the dc machine u use all migs should have a fine and course setting ie. corse 12345 fine 12345 that is the voltage control the wire speed controles the amount of amprage you get. and if it isnt gassless wire u are useing u will get porosite bst d
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Firstly I have to say you are very hard to understand. Secondly you are not correct about machines having coarse and fine settings as there are hundreds available and not all are set out the way you describe. Thirdly wire speed has nothing to do with ampe |
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Thanks I had already discovered the price of large/small rolls is outrageously different I had decided to try rewinding it.
The machine only has a fine 1/2 setting and coarse 1/2 setting, I don't know what fine/coarse means the instructions don't explain
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hey john basically the fine and corse are how hot you want it ie. course 2 fine 2 is the hottest and largest weld the machine will do soo say u where welding a peice of 40mm round bar you would use 2-2 it would burn in nice + there are 3 types of welding
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ohh and basically fine and corse you adjust where ever you want but 4 welding anythink under 6 mm plate i sujest just useing 1-1 and findeing the right wire speed just get some metal ans sit there welding in one hand and adjusteiong the wire speed ull soo
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My in law came around today he is a boiler maker so gave me some tips so I now have it working. Tried some sheet metal and got it ok as well, just looks like practice!
Thanks for the explanation on fine and coarse, it stands to reason that's how it works
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