Badbmwbrad
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Last Activity: 04-17-2019, 06:19 AM
Joined: 12-30-2018
Location: Cape Cod Massachusetts
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With continued practice, I've learned to drag the the flux-core wire bead by angling the top of the torch toward the direction-of-travel. As a right-handed person, watching the weld puddle from the left side while traveling from right-to-left provides a better view of the weld joint and advancing puddle.... -
I got a Hobart Handler 190 this past Christmas. It works just fine. The socket that the trigger is hooked up to has a keyway and I aligned it with the key built into the connector.
I took back a Chinese welder that was my original Christmas present because if something on it would break...Leave a comment:
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I'm finally getting some decent looking welds when practicing with flux-core wire The biggest improvement was realized by changing the gun's travel angle to drag the torch.
Since I'm right-handed, it's easier for me to weld from right to left. The top of the torch is supposed to be...Leave a comment:
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I operate my Hobart Handler 190 while it's plugged into a 5500w generator.Leave a comment:
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As a practice exercise, I welded together two pieces of angle iron to form a tube steel box beam. Using flux core wire, I tried dragging the torch as recommended ("If there's slag, we drag").
The two pieces fused together pretty well but it was even harder for me to keep the weld in...Last edited by Badbmwbrad; 04-01-2019, 11:00 AM.Leave a comment:
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One of the things I like about welding is that it's a craft that I'm not going to master in weeks or months. I'm enjoying the learning curve so far (bird's nests notwithstanding). Using the grinder is fun also
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I was practicing again this afternoon and made it a point to cut off the wire-end prior to each weld start. This usually resulted in a reliable arc. A few times, the wire didn't arc immediately and having a loose grip on the torch prevented a wire tangle at the feed roller.
The wire still kinked...Leave a comment:
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I think a dead give-away on a cheap wire feed welder is the quality of the wire feed drive.Leave a comment:
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I shopped around then settled on a Hobart wire-feed welder Co-workers talked me out of the Handler 140; arguing it didn't have enough cojones. They said that a 220V welder didn't cost too much more.
The MVP210 was quite expensive and being a novice welder, I couldn't justify its cost....Last edited by Badbmwbrad; 03-23-2019, 07:32 AM.Leave a comment:
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