Opinions on this beginner weld?

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while Im still waiting to get my 220v stick welder I did this with my 110v mig welder. Whats yalls opinions?Mullets&Pullets
Reply:Welds with no info don't tell us much, especially small migs. Mig is notorious for making "pretty" welds with little penetration. To answer your question we really need to know what machine you are using ( so we have an idea what the setting info you give us might mean), voltage or power setting, wire speed, wire size, FC or solid, gas used, material thickness and so on. The more info the better.I can tell you the bead looks reasonably consistent, but being that it looks to be maybe on;y about 2" in length, that doesn't really say too much. Bead also looks quite wide..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:v110 wirespeed isnt listed on the machine. FC material thickness about 1/8th (lawn mower blade)Mullets&Pullets
Reply:Weld a 1/8" tjoint or buy weld and cut it and etch it
Reply:I'd didn't mean the input voltage, though that matters with dual voltage machines like Millers MM211 where the output changes based on what voltage you have the machine plugged into.I meant the output voltage ( mig is a Constant Voltage weld process, so "power is set with "voltage" not "Amps" like with stick) On small inexpensive or older machines it can often simply be a tap number like 1-4 or even High/low on the really cheap ones. That's why it helps to know what machine you are using. Setting "3" on my little 110v mig is a lot different than setting "3" on my older 230v Miller. Wire speed is often simply expressed as a number from 1-10 on inexpensive machines.For example on my small 110v mig using solid .023 wire and 75/25 gas, I'd have my machine set to "4" ( max output) and a wire speed of about 5.5 on the dial to weld 1/8" steel. With .030 FC wire, output would still be on "4", but I'd have to look at what they recommend on the wire as it's been a while since I ran FC wire..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:1AgKid Normally on a mig you set the WFS based on how much amperage you need to weld with (more wire gives more amps)Then the volts are dialed in until it runs correctly.On your machine you don't have that option so the volts gets set to max, then the wire feed speed gets dialed in until you get a proper burn for that diameter wire.In this manner, you will have all the overall power you can get from your machine.Dave J.Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw~ Syncro 350Invertec v250-sThermal Arc 161 and 300MM210DialarcTried being normal once, didn't take....I think it was a Tuesday.
Reply:Looks pretty good to me!Forney C5 Arc WelderLincoln Idealarc 250-250 Ac/Dc Arc WelderMiller Bobcat 225g PlusLincoln PowerMig 200Forney O/A Rig