July 5th, 2008 
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Sometimes you may not wearing welding jacket which may cause injury to your skin. To get away from injury, it would be better if you wear a welding jacket. To protect yourself while welding it is important that you wear protective apparels. The primary sources of injuries are: Electric Shock, Fumes, Gases, Arc Rays, Fire, Explosion, Hot parts, Flying metal, Noise and others. While welding, ultraviolet rays and infrared rays can burn your skin or harm your eyes. Sparks and spatter can burn your skin, your hair and your clothes.
In the past, welding operators used heavy, fixed-shape traditional passive helmet. Bu the trend has changed now, auto darkening helmets are worn by many operators. This type of helmet offers wide range of darkening shades, sensitivity controls, reaction speeds etc. Modern auto-darkening helmets allow you to adjust the settings based on your personal preferences and light sensitivities. Features like grind mode, multi arc sensors and delay control ensure that you are protected before, during and after welding.
Auto darkening helmets have a UV blocking lens that can protect your skin and eyes from the effects of UV rays. One more important thing to notice is that the weight of the auto darkening helmet is half the weight of the traditional fixed-shade passive helmet. It’s important to note that all premium quality auto-darkening helmets rate their helmets to provide a darkening speed of at least 1/6000 second down to 32 degrees F.
Always wear ear plugs, welding cap and bandana, head protector to protect your skin from welding. For all welding safety apparel, avoid using synthetic materials, as they will melt when struck by spatter and can cause burns. Some of the flame resistant fibers like denim and leather can provide protection and comfort. While selecting a welding jacket choose one that matches your work environment and application. If you’re welding in a non air conditioned garage in South Florida, you may feel hot in a full leather jacket. In such a situation it would be better if you wear a lightweight, flame-resistant cloth jacket or a natural fiber t-shirt and welding sleeves which are flame-resistant. If the work place isn’t much hot and you’re working for several hours everyday, then it would be better if you wear half-leather, half fabric jacket, which will provide good flame resistant and long product life.
Your hands are close to the body. To protect them from spatter you have to wear gloves. Since TIG welding requires dexterity, wear TIG gloves that are thinner and made out of softer, more sensitive leather. MIG and Stick welding produce lot of heat, sparks and spatter and do not require a high degree of dexterity, so use gloves that are made up of thicker, stiffer leather.
If you want to protect your leg, choose apparel that has a combination of both safety and comfort. Finally, choose leather footwear that covers your entire foot. High-top leather shoes and work boots, provides best protection against sparks and spatter.
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which is the best mig welding wire to weld stainless steel?which brand,tickness and the best gas mixture?
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ok ok
But you have to promise to watch my new beef jerky in the oven video …lol
i have seen worse welding from 30 year olds realy nice job
you may want to do a search on that (google). That may give u the help u need. Good luck!
mig welders need a shield gas unless u use flux core wire.
the best way to get a nice bead id to set your heat, and turn up the wire feed speed,…..strike an arc and turn down the wire feed till you get a nice bead with little splatter
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glad you asked, Mig welding is really a simple task if you can already stick weld. what you see is what you get with a mig. follow the following process and you'll do great.
if right handed hold the handle slightly to the left just enough to see the wire sticking out of the nozzle, weld to the left in an overlapping circular pattern usually between 1/4 and 7/16 wide the lens should be sufficient if for arc welding. a quick practice on scrap metal should ease your concerns quickly. you will see the deposited weld in the lens and no chipping needed
Do you recommend a certain brand of flux wire? And is it hard to make the welds look decent?
Consistency, quality, and operating cost. Remember, you don't need highly trained welders, just machine operators to run them.
I used it to make a “suit of Armor” like dude that was made of tacked pieces of paper thin tin like steel and it worked if I hit it real fast. I mainly use it for 16gua-3/16ths/ Sure I’ll make another video with it turned up. I’ll go do that right now as a matter of fact.
First off, are you a good welder? If you have limited experience, you will not get good weld penetration with a MiG welder. Also if you use one of the cheap welders that you can buy at Lowe's or auto parts stores, they don't produce enough power to get a deep penetrating weld.
MIG means machine inert gas. Those cheap welders are called MiG but are just wire feed welders and not MiG. You must use gas to get a good weld. A cheap gas to use if you are a good welder is carbon dioxide. The weld is good only if you are very experienced. Next you can use 75/25 gas mix which is 75 % argon and 25 % carbon dioxide. Doesn't take as much skill and produces a reasonable weld. For a top job, use 100% argon. It costs a little more but does so much more.
If you buy a MiG, get a good one in the $2000 dollar range, such as a commercial Lincoln, Miller or Hobart. Go to welding school at your local Vo-tech and practice, practice, practice. Once you learn, you can weld car doors, bodies, exhaust, frame or anything else you so desire. As a good MiG welder, you can get a top paying job and be set for life. I prefer a auto darkening helmet when I weld. It makes learning so much easier.
Hope you are not using pure argon (just a wast of money for pure). You should be using a 75/25 mix of argon/co2. The shielding gas shields the molten metal from the atmosphere, more so oxygen and nitrogen to prevent porosity, and reduce the chance of cracks. To rent a tank you should call a local welding supply for the prices as the price varies quit a bit by location. I am in Ohio so a price I would give you would not be true for your location.
Here is a good site to look at, http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/index.html
http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/Mig-welding-tips.html
(32 years welding)
I would recommend Lincoln Electric wire it’s nice and you can make pretty welds with any wire it just takes some practice and if you shine ‘em up, you can get you welds to look like TIG welds!!!
ok thanks. I have a REALLY tight budget so i would rather use cheap wire..but i still want the weld to look and perform decent. Im gonna lift my lawnmower about 4 inches so i need it strong and i want it to look as good as possible so i was just asking. Thanks a lot!
That weld looked pretty good. better than I everd did with that machine.
thanks
you’ve got some pretty good videos and now I’m thinking about buying that little arc welder…. How thin of metal can it do and can you make a video trying the welder at all amp.
If the nozzle is arcing it means the insulator between the nozzle and gas diffuser is probably shot. You will have to either replace the insulator or make sure you don't touch the work piece.
Arcing outside the weld zone is not good, can lead to inbrittlement and cracking.
Oh, and good job on buying a miller…i hate it when people buy crap gear and expect miracles(or ask me to perform them with their junk welder)
There is a big difference between MIG and TIG welding, in both the process, and the skill level required of the weldor. They really are two different processes altogether, and the MIG is the much easier of the two.
There is much to read on the web, including some great information at the Miller and Lincoln websites. They can give you a pretty great overview of TIG welding. But, as with many skills, it takes hands-on practice as well as study, to be successful.
If your fiance has ever welded with a gas torch, he might already have the skills he needs. Unlike a MIG welder, a TIG does not feed an electrified filler wire for you. You are in control of a separate heat source (the torch) that you must manipulate in order to melt the base metal together, while adding the filler by hand to the molten puddle you're creating. It's the same way a gas torch works, just with electricity, rather than gas, as the heat source.
The tricky part comes in learning how hot to make the puddle, how much heat to apply (with a foot or hand controller), and how to coordinate the filler at the same time. Quite often, TIG welding involves metals like aluminum or stainless, which have their own quirks that need to be considered. It's by no means impossible to learn all of this…and it can be a very valuable skill to have, often paying higher than MIG welding jobs.
If your fiance shows this prospective employer that he is a professional who takes pride in his work, has studied the subject, and is willing to learn, he may get his foot in the door and start down a new path on his welding career. I wish him the best. Study all you can, and if you know a buddy who is good with the Oxy-Acetylene torch, go visit him right away for some practice!
Best of Luck!
Mig welding job listings in Dallas TX:
http://electricalengineer.electrical-designer-guide.com/a/jobs/find-jobs/q-mig+welding/l-dallas+TX