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Subject: Re: welding thin materials

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jesse

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Date Posted: 00:50:09 01/15/04 Thu
In reply to: jaime 's message, "welding thin materials" on 08:36:00 10/26/03 Sun

well first off, is it a mig machine, or a flux-core machine. flux core has less control over heat, and is ually not good for much under 1/8" thickness. if you have a MIG machine, you can turn the power way down, and you will still have good arc characteristics. you can weld 24ga sheet metal all day long. i have a millermatic 130 and i do 18-24ga all the time with no problems. also, many people try to turn their feed speed way too high, and punch a hole in the material. try to turn down your feedspeed, and see if that helps any. if you have a flux-core machine, there isnt much you can do, except if there is a option to convert it to a MIG. Let me know what you come up with.

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Re: welding thin materials	bill	21:44:26 01/19/04 Mon