Mig Welds

[bhardy501]

You have to learn to watch and control your weld pool. I agree with more heat and wire speed and slow down a little. Watch your pool while welding it should be nice and round. If when moving forward the rear of the pool stretches out you are moving a little fast. Slow your moveent down the back of the pool should stay relativly round like the front edge. You may have to adjust your angle a little. I use a slight leading angle on my gun.

[Bluesman]

Slow down as well.

I agree with Junes and bhardy501 on this. It looks as if your travel speed was a little too fast to me. try slowing down and watching the puddle rather than the nozzle tip or the wire.

[bigred8033]

You may find that doing small figure 8's that overlap. this tends to give a little preheat to the metal in front of your bead, but like everyone said more heat more wire, and practice

[jakazz]

this is a mig weld, this was used with a pause and step method, you can also try using a an cursive small e pattern at a slower speed, its all about control with a mig. You need to get the gun and lead in a good position, use a second hand to steady your gun and adjust your feed and voltage accordingly. Base it on the settings but you will need to fine tune for the work your doing. My best advice is to practice on scrap of the same material you plan on using so you can dial it in. Nothing is worse than grinding down a cold weld and then trying to get it to lay right after......ask me how I know



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[blackdog76]

One of the most common mistakes with any process is not hesitating for a moment to get a good start. Adjust your helmet so you can see what the puddle and base metal are doing, relax, and let the puddle get a good start and preheat the metal. If you take off and don't let that happen, the entire weld will be cold.