Terrible results mig welding
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:13 pm
Hi,
I have a Hobart Handler 187. It's a 230 Volts, and I've been told it s a decent Welder. I'm trying to weld some patch panels on a subaru Impreza, and the resutls are not good.
Here is what happens:
I'm using C24 set at 20, and .023 wire I got at a welding shop.
I set the power to 1, and the speed to 30 as that is what's recommended in the welder.
I do quick tack welds, trying not to get too much heat at one spot and distorting the panel
I start to get excessive piles an blow through
Then I grind them off.
Repeat
Then the sheet metal gets thinner as I try to fix all the tiny pinholes I left behind. So I blow through more, and then make giant booger piles trying to fill all this in.
Ideas on how to dial this stuff in? I've read all kinds of articles (like this one http://www.autobodystore.com/new_page_11.shtml) , and tried playing with the settings, but nothing seems to work.
I have a Hobart Handler 187. It's a 230 Volts, and I've been told it s a decent Welder. I'm trying to weld some patch panels on a subaru Impreza, and the resutls are not good.
Here is what happens:
I'm using C24 set at 20, and .023 wire I got at a welding shop.
I set the power to 1, and the speed to 30 as that is what's recommended in the welder.
I do quick tack welds, trying not to get too much heat at one spot and distorting the panel
I start to get excessive piles an blow through
Then I grind them off.
Repeat
Then the sheet metal gets thinner as I try to fix all the tiny pinholes I left behind. So I blow through more, and then make giant booger piles trying to fill all this in.
Ideas on how to dial this stuff in? I've read all kinds of articles (like this one http://www.autobodystore.com/new_page_11.shtml) , and tried playing with the settings, but nothing seems to work.