I'm having problems doing the root pass on a 1 inch plate using 1/16 gas shielded fluxcore wire I keep burning through the plate I'm doing this on overhead and I'm using xmt350 with a lincoln ln 25 pro I'm at about 23 volts and at about 220 on the wire speed any special weavin I need to do ? Please help thanks
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05-13-2013, 02:56 PM #1
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problems with fluxcore root pass
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05-13-2013, 03:08 PM #2
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Turn it down a little. You don't need that much heat for the first pass as you are just welding thin points of metal together...Bob
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05-13-2013, 03:28 PM #3
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problems with fluxcore root pass
How many volts do you recommend ?
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05-14-2013, 12:42 PM #4
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try using a little more stick out when things get too hot, practice on stick out results, alot of welders keep the same stick out all of the time, moving in and out, along as its within the parameters is fine
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