MIG Welding Settings Made EASY
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
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Chapters:
0:00 Welcome
1:07 Short-Circuit MIG
2:17 What Settings Actually Do
3:05 Wire Speed
4:06 Voltage
7:48 Thank You
High speed welding video filmed using the Helios weld visualization system from Kron Technologies.
Welding and fabrication can be dangerous; always read the owners manuals, consult professionals licensed in your area and work safely. While I try to set a good example of safety, this video is not intended to provide sufficient instruction to safely complete metalworking projects. This description contains affiliate links that provide a commission to the channel at no additional cost to you. - Наука та технологія
Crystal clear as always
Thanks!
Have you lost weight? You're looking good man
Thanks! I was stuck on a long plateau, then recently changed my approach and I'm making some significant headway again. Feels great!
Lol seems like he did lose some weight for real
@@TimWelds can you please do a video on that? I’ve been on a plateau for a while now too
Tf lol.
One of the best videos about settings, thanks from germany
Thanks! I appreciate that!
As a high school graduate about to head into job corp for welding, you are a godsend.
Another great channel that's helped me learn to weld is called "making mistakes with Greg" I have no affiliation, just grateful for both of these channels.
He does a great job! I enjoy his channel as well.
Ha, that's the other channel I really like to watch as well
This is the most helpful mig welding video out there
I'm in my last semester of college before graduating with a welding engineering degree. I really enjoy your videos. 👍
Always a pleasure to learn more ,thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
From India ❤
Excellent video!
Thank you tim best explanation ive seen yet can youbdo one on pulse spray also
You are a treasure, thanks 🙏
Great tutorial, thank you.
Thanks!
Great video, man
Appreciate it!
Simple and digestible I love it. Keep up the great work. 😎
Thanks Alex! Appreciate it!
Thank you
You're welcome! I appreciate the comment!
Good
It’s amazing how often a bad ground is significant when adjusting mig. I’ve seen lots of people chase setting or blame the machine, but their ground clamp looks like it went through a wood chipper in acid rain, then it’s stuck over millscale…
Totally. Wire feed welding is more sensitive to a bad ground than other processes as well. Thanks for the comment!
Great video per usual! Thanks brother. God bless
Thanks! Appreciate it!
Than ks Tim , very helpful .👍
Thank you! I appreciate it!
I'm in Europe, so thank you for the metric.
Took all your advices, some other content creators and real life people and bought a MMA/MIG/MAG 180A machine. Started welding today dispite investigating the matter for the three months prior.
In my machine you can choose amperage, voltage and wire speed. So, you need to setup all of them, nothing is tied automatically to each other. I guess it's better that way for experienced users but a bit more difficult to get the hang of it for a begginer. The machine does not have a parameter chart and everything I find in significant detail is in inches 😢
Glad u did this video. I have a new miller that I have struggled with. I'm pretty sure I know what's wrong now.
Awesome, so glad it helped!
I like that you’re able to make things simple and clear. No muss, no fuss. By the way, how are you able to keep your table so new looking? You know I have the same one and there are reminders that I weld on it.
Thanks! I get so many questions that can be solved with just a simple understanding of the basics, so I keep making the basics videos. The table looks a lot newer from a steep forward angle than it does from above. Because I do a variety of work, it doesn't get full time use, but I do use it quite a bit. Most of the actual fabrication work done directly on the table is TIG welded, which is pretty clean, but leaves a ton of little arc marks from grounding through the table. I do clean and oil it regularly and scrape the spatter any time I MIG weld on it.
Simple, clear explanation with good sample beads! The wire speed chart is great but could you include approximate voltage set points to go along with wire speed settings? Overall, super content. Thx!
Thanks! A good online resource for voltage settings is the Miller website. Under resources, they have some weld calculators that will give some recommended settings based on material and thickness.
Really love your videos! I'm a bit odd regarding my welding "skills". I learnt TIG in my apprenticeship but never touched stick welding. I changed that a few weeks ago and it's FUN. Thank you for all your baiscs and settings videos!
On another note: how do you film those arc shots? Phone/Cam behind an auto darkening lens/shiled?
Thanks! I don't film through any sort of welding lens. It's all just camera exposure settings, though I do use an ND filter on my lens to bring the light level down into a better range for adjustment.
Actually I was about to skip this one, because I don't have MIG set up and probably never will, but something left me watching and now I learned something very important for my flux core welding. Because I had the same problems there and obviously your tips apply do flux also. 😀
Awesome! A lot of these fundamentals are the same across all wire feed processes.
Have you done a video on then steel TIG? I"m trying to weld .03" steel. It's hard. :
I haven't done one specifically on that thickness, but I have some 22g coupons that I could. What is the joint type? (outside corner, inside corner, butt)
Fit is super important on thinner stuff and it's definitely something that takes some working up (or down) to. Also, if you have pulse on your machine, that can be a huge help. (I usually run 40% background, 40% duty cycle, 120 hz)
@@TimWelds I'm trying to build a 5 sided star. Making the arms at sendcutsend. They will bbend them also. So there are some somewhat greater then 90 degree joints. My attempt at welding some sample material was bad. I tried fusion, 1/16" lay wire. Not good. I should have done the test welding first. I'm supposed to get the parts tomorrow. i tried to send a picture but it doesn't work here. Thx
@@TimWelds Its 117 degrees
@@TimWelds My tests had poor fit. I'm going to 3D print a fixture. Hope that helps.
@@TimWelds I can do 40/40 and 50Hz. I think it helped. I did get some good fusion welds but I also got some blow through. The good ones had good fit. I'm thinking I may make some more arms with thicker material from sendcutsend.
I have a problem seeing my weld, no matter how much light I have. Hard to follow puddle when you can't see it. Have good quality helmet and visor.
This is one of the most common problems, and I struggled with it too in the beginning. A magnifying cheater lens or reading glasses is helpful for some people. A good exercise to try is using soapstone to draw a few lines on a plate, then watch those high contrast lines as you weld. You can adjust your hood this way too, starting dark, then lightening it until you see the lines. A lot of it is just practice and repetition, which is a major part of the reason I recommend stacking beads on a plate. That exercise gets boring and once it gets boring, it's easier to notice things and start to see the puddle.
@@TimWelds Thanks I've tried some of you suggestions, soapstone not yet.
What you are talking about Is "dip" your bacon thing,the next it "spray" which is a fizzing sound. The last is "globular" this is close to pulse MIG. Lots of heavy splatter..
Pp.s you should always "push" the arc not pull it.
Unless using flux core
I appreciate the comment. Short circuit transfer mode, represented by GMAW-S is the AWS standard term in the codes, but dip is a common name in other parts of the world. I understand the different transfer modes and have several in depth videos about them, but most viewers of this video won't be running spray, so I didn't overload the terminology. A push angle is important when running spray or pulse, but it's well established that either direction is acceptable for short circuit transfer mode, with a drag angle providing a slightly deeper penetration profile.