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enkeivette · 09-28-2010, 08:59 PM

Sooo... I redid all of the welds on my trailer. Didn't want any more crossmembers to fall off on the freeway. Haha.

And I figured since it is 3/16 to a 1/4 thick, I should turn the speed down and crank the voltage up.

So, all the way down at one, it feels like I'm getting really good penetration and melting the metal down deep, but, it's impossible to law a nice bead down. It's mainly spatter and melting the parent material.

5 is about as slow as I can go while still getting a nice bead. But still at 5 there is a ton of spatter.

At 7, there is low spatter, a nice bead and I can move at a decent pace. But I'm worried I'm not penetrating deep enough with the molten metal at that speed. Am I?

Am I just moving too fast at the slower speeds? What's up?

09-28-2010, 08:59 PM	#42
enkeivette Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,850 Tweet	Mig with flux wire speed Sooo... I redid all of the welds on my trailer. Didn't want any more crossmembers to fall off on the freeway. Haha. And I figured since it is 3/16 to a 1/4 thick, I should turn the speed down and crank the voltage up. So, all the way down at one, it feels like I'm getting really good penetration and melting the metal down deep, but, it's impossible to law a nice bead down. It's mainly spatter and melting the parent material. 5 is about as slow as I can go while still getting a nice bead. But still at 5 there is a ton of spatter. At 7, there is low spatter, a nice bead and I can move at a decent pace. But I'm worried I'm not penetrating deep enough with the molten metal at that speed. Am I? Am I just moving too fast at the slower speeds? What's up? __________________ I <3 forced induction.