any recomendations?

my ADD won't let me read, but i can watch videos and learn.....:homer:

thanks
DJ

www.millerwelds.com

This guy has a reeeeel gooood "How-to MIG" video..... YouTube - MIG Welding 5 - More MIG Welding Tips (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpexwWEzM1E&feature=related)







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These videos are supposed to be pretty good. I haven't got to see them, but he is supposedly going to repost them.
http://www.tonywelding.com/

I can't help ya much with mig welding as I pretty much only tig.

I know you don't want to here this, but it simply takes lots of practice.

As someone else said, the Miller sight is a good place to get video clips and discussions.

I can tell you a little about tig welding if you want.

I can't help ya much with mig welding as I pretty much only tig.

I know you don't want to here this, but it simply takes lots of practice.

As someone else said, the Miller sight is a good place to get video clips and discussions.

I can tell you a little about tig welding if you want.

Please do sir...:D

as my new toy has a TIG torch too.

Just some basics:
1 amp per thousandths or .125" thick start with 125 amps. Once you start the weld floor it and hold it.

Torch and rod at 90 deg angle to each other.
Both at 45 deg to work.
Have the path of weld you are going to do all set up. About an inch at a time.
Here's the part that takes time to get right... the torch needs to progress steady at a height very close to the work. The rod needs to stay close to the work and in the shielding gas.
In order to keep everything steady, it's imperative that the torch hand and the rod hand be supported. I like to use the side of my palm so that there is good fluid movement. In hard to reach areas, using the little finger helps to anchor the hand.
Welding towards me works the best for me as it's easy to see what's going on. As the torch moves slowly, dip the rod at a fast cadence at about 120 bpm (think the beat to the Star Spangled Banner, tic,tic,tic)IN THE PUDDLE (in other words don't touch the tungsten or you will need to clean the tip. Don't worry, you will be cleaning the tip about eleventy billion times before you get the hang of it!) Don't pull the rod very far or the air will contaminate it and make the weld look gray, cracked and burnt.

Get a good helmet especially if it's an auto darkening type. The optics between good and bad auto helmits are night and day. I use SpeedGlass.

In a couple hours, you'll be able to weld up your patio furniture. In about 25 hours of practice, welding on roll cages will be ok.
It takes several hundred hours to really make the welding look great.

Here's a link to the most detailed on-line MIG welding instructions that I've see so far...
Link--> ~ MIG WELDING - The DIY Guide. (http://www.zorce.com/zforums/viewtopic.php?p=27022#27022)

Also has other links to safety info that you really need, if you want to avoid lung problems.
Whatever you do... please DO NOT weld on untreated galvanised metal... PERIOD!

My $0.02¢

Once you start the weld floor it and hold it.

In a couple hours, you'll be able to weld up your patio furniture. In about 25 hours of practice, welding on roll cages will be ok.
It takes several hundred hours to really make the welding look great.

I liked most of that, but I have to disagree here. For someone new to the process just telling them to use the 1 amp per .001 method and hold it to the floor is just a bad idea. Mostly because that amperage is just to give people a general idea (I weld 1/8" steel anywhere from 80-120 amps depending on the joint), but also because he needs to back off the amperage as he progresses down the weld because of the heat buildup. Your puddle will tell you how much heat you need.

Also, I dont know how you figure that after 25 hours of welding a person is good to go weld a roll cage but I know of a few people with more welding experience than that who I would not care to have weld a cage that I was in. I also know people with less time than that who I would trust.

As for MIG, the most important thing is to learn how to adjust the voltage and wirespeed and how they interact with each other. You dont just either raise one or lower the other, they both have a completely different, independent effect on the weld. If your machine isnt setup right, the best welder in the world wont be able to make a good weld. If it is, a skilled monkey could do it with MIG.

found this....

YouTube - flux core (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVyYvcEqkcQ&feature=related)


lots of links here.

http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/

www.millerwelds.com

good place to start.

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/basicMIG/index.htm

in the Miller videos above he's welding with what appears to be a thin piece of plywood between the metal he is welding and his work bench????

:confused:

i assume it's so you don't weld your stock to the table. how thick should it be???

The Video above is discussing Flux Core gas shelded method. How many of you use flux core WITH gas? What are the advantages of this type of welding? I've never used flux core with shielding gas, so thats why I'm asking.

Lastly, what type of mig wire do you guys prefer for welding up to 1/4"? I am using .035 ER70S-6 Carbon Steel welding wire from a cheap supplier. Are there any better grades of wire?