Welding setting

[iandromiskin]

I think this question has been asked and answered before..... but I recently bought a small Sealey 150amp Mightmig to practise weling on and to use on restorations etc. I have only now been able to get time to play with it and I was wondering what the ideal setting is for minor bodywork ? As you may know it only has four power settings (min/max 1/2) and 10 wire speed setting, so I was just wondering if anyone had any guides or advice on where I should start.

ian.

[ian.mcdougall]

Get aload of scrap metal and play with it using different settings and wire speed and speed the torch moves along the weld and if using a gas type welder play with the gas settings as well and work out what is best for your particular welding style.Remember the gas welder works better if shielded from the wind ie in a garage or behind a screen to cut out the wind, if in a garage have plenty of ventilation as the welding fumes can give you a sore throat or even worse, put a fan somewhere that will blow the fumes away from you. Make sure you clean all paint off surrounding metal and clean off all the welding marks before priming

[iandromiskin]

What grade is the minor steel ? 1-2 mm ???

[chickenjohn]

Ian, the best advice I can give you is go on a restoration course! There you will learn all about how to set your welder, how to make good welds and the proper way of restoring a car.

There is so much more to restoring a classic car than just set the welder to X setting and away you go.