1/4" with my 175?

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Got my box tube notch today.  Thickness sent to me was wrong though.  It's 1/4" thick box tubing, not 3/16" like I ordered.Think my 175 can handle that?  I would bevel the bottom of the notch where it will actually sit in the frame, but what about elsewhere?I have been practicing on 3/16" and got it down good, but will that 1/16" make that much of a difference?I just feel so comfortable welding 3/16" and the 1/4" seems like such a big number, lol.
Reply:Originally Posted by bignick31985Got my box tube notch today.  Thickness sent to me was wrong though.  It's 1/4" thick box tubing, not 3/16" like I ordered.Think my 175 can handle that?  I would bevel the bottom of the notch where it will actually sit in the frame, but what about elsewhere?I have been practicing on 3/16" and got it down good, but will that 1/16" make that much of a difference?I just feel so comfortable welding 3/16" and the 1/4" seems like such a big number, lol.
Reply:Sure you can do it.  Do some test pieces to make sure you like your technique.  Feel free to use some self-shielded FCAW, too, for even better penetration.Before I got bigger equipment, I often did 1/4" GMAW with a MM175, usually with 100% CO2 gas.
Reply:I'm gonna run through some test pieces like I did with 3/16".  Also I'll be using .035 flux core.
Reply:Originally Posted by bignick31985I'm gonna run through some test pieces like I did with 3/16".  Also I'll be using .035 flux core.
Reply:Everywhere I've read the Lincoln 211 Innershield .035 is good up to 5/16".  The 211 Innershield is what I'll be using.
Reply:Originally Posted by bignick31985Everywhere I've read the Lincoln 211 Innershield .035 is good up to 5/16".  The 211 Innershield is what I'll be using.
Reply:Cool, I'll just pick up some 2"x3' strips of 1/4" today and practice at it like I did with 3/16".Thanks guys!And I  know I'll probably find my duty cycle pretty easily welding this up, lol.Last edited by bignick31985; 05-04-2007 at 06:25 AM.