welding question

Ok, this is for those genius welders on here. I just bought a 120 volt 90 amp flux mig, what kind of settings do I use to weld my body panels, ie rollpan, patch holes, and other fillers? I have very little welding experience and that was actually back in 96 the last time I welded anything.


Also, I just bought a stick welder to tackle those frame jobs, it has I guess like a hi and lo temp setting...which would I use for the frame?

i would not use the flex core wire for body pannels the are to thin you need alot of heat for the flux core wire and you will start to burn holes through what you are welding. i suggest you get a argon bottle if your welder is set up for it so you can keep the heat down

exactly what he said. do not use the flux core on the panels. go get you a bottle of gas. the gas will allow you to weld at a much lower heat. as for settings. just get you a spare body panel and start low on the settings and trial and error. You must remember that if you havent welded in a really long time it may not be the heat that is the problem it may be your skill level that is the problem. So with this happening you must find a heat range that works well with your technique. I personally like medium heat with slow wire speed so that i can go slow and make a pretty weld. Some people like high heat high wire speed so they can go really fast. Just get out there and do some trial and error and see what works best for you. Goodluck and as always post some pics.




-justin

same as above, but remeber take your time with your welds, move around on body panels to keep heat and warping to a min. practice makes perfect, remeber to, get in a comfortable position to weld, the more comfortable you are the better you can weld. but TAKE YOUR TIME. NICE AND SLOW.

oh yeh most definetely space your welds out like dragger says. cant stress this enough. go super super slow with tack welds not beads. and space them out. If your think your making big enough spaces and allowing enough time to cool, then double it. I warped my tailgate all to hell when shaving it and i thought i was going slow enough by 300%




-justin