DrRob Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 New to this welding lark and need some advice from an old hand...... Just got a new Argon twin guage reg and small hose adaptor (from Welders Warehouse) for my Clarke 151TE so I can ditch the disposable bottles. Got an Argon bottle from Hobbyweld. What's the procedure for set up and operation of the system? The join between the 2 hoses seems to leak when I open the bottle valve plus no reading on left hand contents one. Right flow works. Please help me Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozsug Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I'm in the workshop tomorrow, bring it down and will have a look if you want. As a side , Argon isn't the best shielding gas for mild steel welding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymorris Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Hello usually one guage is "contents pressure" and the other is "litres per min" obviously the contents are what they are and you want the litres per minute set to around 18 if you take your mig outside and it's a tad breezy you'll have to turn it up a bit to shield the weld. As Fozsug says argon is not really suitable for mild steel welding ideally you could do with 5% argoshield or if you get air products it would be cougar 5 Hope that helps Cheers Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Argon is better for alu, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozsug Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Argon is better for alu, isn't it? Yep and Stainless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 You want argosheild light and around 12 lpm Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Eh???? 12lpm???? No wonder you go through so much gas!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRob Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Sorry, 5% Co2/Argon........ Surely the contents guage should be working - its a brand new Hobbyweld 5 cylinder!?!? I suspect reg is dodgy.... Tony - cheers for the offer but can't come down - MrsRob is ill....see you soon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozsug Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Ive got a spare regulator here Rob when youre passing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Around 12 LPM for Steel / Mig and 8 LPM for Tig are I recall correct JW Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRob Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Ive got a spare regulator here Rob when youre passing Cheers. At least I can then test by substitution. Will chase supplier Tues am.... Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I fluctuate between 10 and 15LPM with my mig on steel. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I think the flow rate changes depending on who is paying for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyninety Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Christ you guys use a lot of gas... altho, my guage is cheap and could be fibbing, i use only around 7lpm, any more that that the weld cools to quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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