Hi all, I am looking for some guidance on setting up my mig machine. I has been a long time since I used my MIG,(long story) and have a few projects for it, so I cleaned it up and am planning to do some welding.
I have very limited MIG experience, so I am hoping that one (or more) of you guys can give me a starting point. Here is my situation:
Welder is a Lincoln Idealarc SP200 Mig. (200A, CV, older but quite nice machine) I am using straight CO2, as that is what I have.
0.035 wire, I do not recall the spec, but it is garden variety stuff used for welding steel angle and the like.Let's say I am wanting to weld some 1/8" or 3/16" thick steel angle, channel, and/or square stock. I am NOT welding pressure vessels, overhead crane parts, bridges, etc. ie, my welds need to be good and strong, but will not be heavily stressed and nobody is likely to get hurt or die should one of them fail. Apperance of said welds is not really critical. All of my welds will likely be done either flat or possibly horizontal. No vertical or overhead stuff.
What I am hoping for is basics: Voltage settings (my welder goes from 4-36V) wire speed (50 to 400 ipm) gas flow setting (0-70 SCFH)
I plan on some experimenting to get it right, but I am hoping for a place to start, so I don't start off being completly lost in the woods.
Any Thoughts?? Thanks, AL