Rustyrangie Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hi again all, I hope there are some experienced welders who can advise me. I can mig weld reasonably well in a horizontal and vertical position but I'm having trouble welding underneath my Rangie. What settings need to be changed to stop the weld forming blobs and dropping on to my chest..ouch! e.g turn power down/up, turn wire speed down/ up compared to welding from above. My Mig only has 4 power settings and I normally use 2 for welding 18g sheet, wire speed is about 1/2 way round the dial. I'm using BOC argoshield. Thanks in advance, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 back off on the power, use a pull instead of a push, keep a long arc, keep the gun oriented so the shroud isnt collecting dross (check REGULARLY!!), you are going to end up wearing spatter, leather smock minimises the fun and games off burning flesh hope that helps a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Although have nowhere near the welding deity status of Jez , I have found the same experimentally. Jez in a leather smock? Hu...Huh.Huh Hu..... Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 next time you're round Si you need to look at the Labs "personal protective equipment" stores... cast off's from Moglites evening wear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 still push the weld but angle the torch more so it doesn't fill up, back the power down and up the feed a bit can help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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