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#122
I hope you researched the shade for mig welding, or got an adjustable
Depending on personal preference, MIG welding requires something in the 9-10.5 range. Stick welding is usually 11-13.
I bought my dad a Miller helmet.
Auto Darkening
adjustable shade, reaction time, sensitivity
grinding mode, battery powered, solar powered.
Oh, if it is solar powered only, make sure you let it sit in the light for awhile before you start welding, or you will get blinded for a second when you start to weld
Depending on personal preference, MIG welding requires something in the 9-10.5 range. Stick welding is usually 11-13.
I bought my dad a Miller helmet.
Auto Darkening
adjustable shade, reaction time, sensitivity
grinding mode, battery powered, solar powered.
Oh, if it is solar powered only, make sure you let it sit in the light for awhile before you start welding, or you will get blinded for a second when you start to weld
#123
It's adjustable on Jason. I think from 9-12 or 13. I read about that, sticking it in the light for an half hour before using, but I appreciate the heads up! Now, just need to get my welding lessons! I have a buddy coming over one of these days to teach me how to use this thing. My mother-in-law has a huge scrap metal pile for me to practice with.
#124
#126
I hope you researched the shade for mig welding, or got an adjustable
Depending on personal preference, MIG welding requires something in the 9-10.5 range. Stick welding is usually 11-13.
I bought my dad a Miller helmet.
Auto Darkening
adjustable shade, reaction time, sensitivity
grinding mode, battery powered, solar powered.
Oh, if it is solar powered only, make sure you let it sit in the light for awhile before you start welding, or you will get blinded for a second when you start to weld
Depending on personal preference, MIG welding requires something in the 9-10.5 range. Stick welding is usually 11-13.
I bought my dad a Miller helmet.
Auto Darkening
adjustable shade, reaction time, sensitivity
grinding mode, battery powered, solar powered.
Oh, if it is solar powered only, make sure you let it sit in the light for awhile before you start welding, or you will get blinded for a second when you start to weld
#127
Sounds pretty good. I have played around with the response time, and found that the only time the adjustable response time is nice is for arc welding, but thats probably got more to do with my poor stick welding skills
#129
#131
Yea, thats why people doubted the helmet I had. They all had the custom themed helmets that were a few hundred dollars. They welded almost every day though. I was learning a bit while I was apprenticing in Sheet Metal. The shop had a couple helmets that weren't auto darkening and I couldnt use them at all so I picked up the cheap one.
#132
MIG welding is extremely easy!
If you have arc welded before, then MIG will be a breeze.
A few simple tips:
-If use argon gas, remember to clean your tip and nozzle often
-Be carefull with the distance between tip and weld
-Make sure that the surfaces are clean, a MIG will not "burn" through stuff like a stick welder
-Balance the wire speed with the heat so the wire melts as it hits your surface, it should make a continues sound when this happens
Also, if using flux core wire, clean every weld before allowing another weld to come near it, otherwise you will get contamination.
Oh, and flux core will leave spatter, no matter what! Solid core with Argon produces the cleanest, best looking welds of anything short of TIG welding
If you have arc welded before, then MIG will be a breeze.
A few simple tips:
-If use argon gas, remember to clean your tip and nozzle often
-Be carefull with the distance between tip and weld
-Make sure that the surfaces are clean, a MIG will not "burn" through stuff like a stick welder
-Balance the wire speed with the heat so the wire melts as it hits your surface, it should make a continues sound when this happens
Also, if using flux core wire, clean every weld before allowing another weld to come near it, otherwise you will get contamination.
Oh, and flux core will leave spatter, no matter what! Solid core with Argon produces the cleanest, best looking welds of anything short of TIG welding
#134
Yea, thats why people doubted the helmet I had. They all had the custom themed helmets that were a few hundred dollars. They welded almost every day though. I was learning a bit while I was apprenticing in Sheet Metal. The shop had a couple helmets that weren't auto darkening and I couldnt use them at all so I picked up the cheap one.
My dad and my grandfather (75 years old and still has a hobbie shop) both bought cheap (princess auto, I think) autodarkening helmets at about the same time. My dad's is dead and my grandfather is still using his.