I have got to the point over the years where I don't even look at the welds to set my machine anymore. I set my heat according to my material specs needed roughly where I know it should be close then I take a scrap of some sort and set the gun on there, start an arc and tune the wire speed by the sound. From there tiny adjustments as needed if any but, 99% of the time it's ready to rock. A lot of welding shops where you weld the same things all the time you will almost never mess with the machine settings but, shops like the ones I tend to get jobs in (And enjoy working at the most) we weld all kinds of different things from sheet metals to structural so being able to set your machine is critical. Funny story, I took a welding test years ago with this old guy and the first thing he done was turn all the settings on the machine to zero. I looked at him and said why did you do that? He replied, "If you don't know how to set your machine up you're not a welder.." I set the machine, took the welding test, and got offered a job on the spot making $5 more an hour than I was currently. Also an important note is this is for what is called "Short Circuit MIG" lower heat utilizing position and technique to make good proper welds with good penetration and appearance. Most common and typical for anything up to 1/4"-3/8" with 0.35 1/2" with .045 single pass. This setting is required for Hard Wire Uphill Welds. Globular which is higher heat with more penetration and deposition typically used more with Structural. Tends to put off more spatter and is more commonly used with DSFC Wires. (Dual Shield Flux Core) DSFC is also much easier to weld uphill with compared to Hard Wire as well and it's much faster as well because you can run higher heat. Then you have Spray Transfer which is super high heat where you are more less fusing materials together. Used in high production settings where good penetration is still needed but, at a high speed. Think of welding things like Dumpsters for example, this would be ideal for Spray Transfer where most shops want you to weld up 3-4 Dumpsters per day.
I have got to the point over the years where I don't even look at the welds to set my machine anymore. I set my heat according to my material specs needed roughly where I know it should be close then I take a scrap of some sort and set the gun on there, start an arc and tune the wire speed by the sound. From there tiny adjustments as needed if any but, 99% of the time it's ready to rock.
A lot of welding shops where you weld the same things all the time you will almost never mess with the machine settings but, shops like the ones I tend to get jobs in (And enjoy working at the most) we weld all kinds of different things from sheet metals to structural so being able to set your machine is critical. Funny story, I took a welding test years ago with this old guy and the first thing he done was turn all the settings on the machine to zero. I looked at him and said why did you do that? He replied, "If you don't know how to set your machine up you're not a welder.." I set the machine, took the welding test, and got offered a job on the spot making $5 more an hour than I was currently.
Also an important note is this is for what is called "Short Circuit MIG" lower heat utilizing position and technique to make good proper welds with good penetration and appearance. Most common and typical for anything up to 1/4"-3/8" with 0.35 1/2" with .045 single pass. This setting is required for Hard Wire Uphill Welds.
Globular which is higher heat with more penetration and deposition typically used more with Structural. Tends to put off more spatter and is more commonly used with DSFC Wires. (Dual Shield Flux Core) DSFC is also much easier to weld uphill with compared to Hard Wire as well and it's much faster as well because you can run higher heat.
Then you have Spray Transfer which is super high heat where you are more less fusing materials together. Used in high production settings where good penetration is still needed but, at a high speed. Think of welding things like Dumpsters for example, this would be ideal for Spray Transfer where most shops want you to weld up 3-4 Dumpsters per day.
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What are your doubts?
Looks like you are using.35 wire?
Yea that’s correct!
Where are you located I would like to work for you!
I have a location in Phoenix, Arizona and Fort Worth, TX.
is there a way I could contact you through gmail ?
With that gun angle ide say your the begginer and should not be teaching anyone.
You should see the welding business I’ve created with those angles.