Thinking about a Draper / SIP Mig welder

[Misterg]

Saying that about the wire feed control on the 200a machine maybe it’s something that can be figured out and I shouldn’t let that put me off? I’m soo confused

IME, having never had a machine that displays wire speed, it's just something that you set, depending on how it welds - that might be "183 inches per minute", or it might be "a bit over 4.5 on the dial" - either way, if it's too fast you turn it down a bit or too slow and you turn it up a bit. Recognising when the speed is right is part of the learning process.

 

[addjunkie]

IME, having never had a machine that displays wire speed, it's just something that you set, depending on how it welds - that might be "183 inches per minute", or it might be "a bit over 4.5 on the dial" - either way, if it's too fast you turn it down a bit or too slow and you turn it up a bit. Recognising when the speed is right is part of the learning process.

I agree, too much info can be confusing. Press trigger see what happens.

 

[JOEPRO]

That Static Arc one looks good for the £ to me

 

[aesmith]

The reason I raised the point is that as a beginner you can't follow any suggested settings. For example you see on here people saying "try so many volts and so many inches per minute".

 

[bhorth]

Ok I’m gonna bit the bullet and get the Static Arc 140D Mig, leaves me more cash from my fund to get more accessories and get setup with decent gas etc, have got some flux with it to get started off etc and will also need to find where to source some Steel in Fife/Dundee area. Think SGS seem good option for the gas …

Thanks for your help everyone once I get setup and get some steel to work it I’ll be back in touch to let u know how I get on, seems lots of tutorials etc on here to get me underway