Got Lincoln 255XT for my BD.

[Chilly807]

I am currently out of home so I can't check. Hopefully I will make it home this weekend and try few more test welds.
I used the setting from the chart inside one of the hinged covers. I am using Praxair 0.045 wire that came with the welder.
I also found that I need to get single power glasses just for the welding. The progressive lense glasses I am normally using have too small viewing angle.
I saw somwhere advertised a "fresnel lense" that is installed inside of the welding helmet.

You'll soon get it sorted out. Almost everything I've built with a few exceptions has been mig welded, with excellent results. A few days experimenting with settings will make a big difference.

I'd suggest increasing and decreasing the voltage setting as you do test passes on a piece of steel. After making several passes, compare each one and see which is the best. I make my own notes on the chart next to their recommended settings. I usually use the wire feed setting Miller recommends on their weld chart, but increase the voltage a bit. No problem doing that with thicker material, as it's less likely to burn through.

The Miller 180 has an "auto-set" position, you dial in the wire size you're using and adjust for metal thickness, the machine does the rest. I have good results using that, but I still like to experiment manually.

Sean

 

[Redneck in training]

Thanks all for their response. Hopefully I will find time to start some project and report how it went. So far I am very bussy at work. My employer had record last year (I worked about 3500 hours) and this year looks about the same. I have no idea what recession they are taking about on the news.

 

[_RaT_]

That's great Ladia. Do some welds with your new beast and take some pictures of the marvelous welds and share them with us. I would really like to get a MIG like you have.

Thanks all for their response. Hopefully I will find time to start some project and report how it went. So far I am very bussy at work. My employer had record last year (I worked about 3500 hours) and this year looks about the same. I have no idea what recession they are taking about on the news.