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Burning Brakes
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Making some repairs to the Dragons frame. Already ordered repair sections from Paragon. Thinking my 110 wire feed welder will not be hot enough for this. Any forum members who weld, your input is greatly appreciated.
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I did Bumper Brackets on my Tahoe w/110v Mig, used Flux Core Wire as it handles slightly oxidized surfaces better and slightly better sidewall penetration (I have 220V MIG and TIG equip. also), and if you're working outside as I was you don't need to worry about poor shielding.
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I have a large 220 volt Miller mig welder that I always use on frame work in my metal restoration shop but I recently went to my brothers garage to do some welding on his car and all he has is a small Hobart 110 volt mig welder and I was pretty impressed how well it worked . If you have experience in welding and prepare everything right I'm confident that it will do the job.
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Thanks you for the comments!
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One of the secrets of a nice weld like that is not only experience although it helps , is a good clean welding surface like you saw on RVZIO's frame and the right mixture of argon/amps . Keep practicing .
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Use the highest "heat setting" for frame welding.......set the wire fed rate on #3 or higher to get good penetration. Go to a lower heat setting if you "burn through" the metal you are welding. You can fill in a 1/4" deep gap with two passes.
(Stuff I learned the hard way)
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Le Mans Master
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I also use the mix but with a 220 volt Miller but don't take even half of the amps so 110 will do fine . It's more in the timing to let the heat penetrate. People with inexperience tend to go to fast and the weld looks like a thin line of chicken s*it .
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Also you can practice on other scrap first, and Clean, Clean,Clean, is the best. Another tip with a 110 welder with little power, is to pre heat the area to be joined, and like the others have said, don't rush it!! Have fun!!!