Spinal
MB Enthusiast
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- x254, G350, Duster, S320, Mach1, 900ss and a few more
I've done some welding in the past, but always OA, never arc. So a bit of a noob here.
I didn't want to spend the £200-£300 to get some cylinders for a small job, so bought a £50 arc welding kit on amazon.
It does 40-100amps, so for my panels (1.3-1.4mm thick according to my caliper) I'm using 1.6mm rods. Couldn't find anything smaller.
My issue is that at 40A the rods keep sticking and I'm struggling to get a puddle formed, but at 50-60amps, I'm blowing through.
Any ideas/advise/suggestions? (beyond get a torch or a mig welder )
M.
I didn't want to spend the £200-£300 to get some cylinders for a small job, so bought a £50 arc welding kit on amazon.
It does 40-100amps, so for my panels (1.3-1.4mm thick according to my caliper) I'm using 1.6mm rods. Couldn't find anything smaller.
My issue is that at 40A the rods keep sticking and I'm struggling to get a puddle formed, but at 50-60amps, I'm blowing through.
Any ideas/advise/suggestions? (beyond get a torch or a mig welder )
M.