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[jzilla]

Thanks for that info.
Yeah it seemed it was too much power almost for what I was practicing on.
Part of what I practiced on was on was not %100 clean so I am sure that did not help.
Thanks for the feedback.
One other thing. I notice with the Miller nozzle you can sit it back so that it is basically flush with the contact tip. Or you can pull it up so that the contact tip is about 1/8 down etc. I find that having the contact tip about an 1/8 inch below the nozzle or a tad more is good.
I am used to the century where the contact tip was recessed in the nozzle.
Where does everyone have the nozzle in relation to the contact tip?
I don't want to be wrecking tips constantly.
I have read many opinions on this on the web.

 

[slowandsteady BJ]

Thanks for that info.
Yeah it seemed it was too much power almost for what I was practicing on.
Part of what I practiced on was on was not %100 clean so I am sure that did not help.
Thanks for the feedback.
One other thing. I notice with the Miller nozzle you can sit it back so that it is basically flush with the contact tip. Or you can pull it up so that the contact tip is about 1/8 down etc. I find that having the contact tip about an 1/8 inch below the nozzle or a tad more is good.
I am used to the century where the contact tip was recessed in the nozzle.
Where does everyone have the nozzle in relation to the contact tip?
I don't want to be wrecking tips constantly.
I have read many opinions on this on the web.

The gas cup should be neutral (isolated) so the advantage of having a flush tip is that you can rest the cup on the base metal to steady and line things up things before you tack. This is helpful if you have an old school helmet...ie no auto darkening. Or if you have a case of the shakes. Also when welding a full 360 degrees around a small diameter pipe. Often one cant see the back side.... resting the cup on the base metal in the 90 one can weld it blind with a little practice. (not that any of this cant be done with a little stickout as well)

I leave the tip stickout 1/8 for many reasons... Most importantly, you can see it when welding.

You shouldn't be eating up tips if you aren't touching the tip to the base metal. With practice your "tip to work piece" distance will get better and in no time youll have dust on your anti-splatter rattle can from lack of use and your tip consumption will drop a lot.

Happy Arc'n

 

[jzilla]

The gas cup should be neutral (isolated) so the advantage of having a flush tip is that you can rest the cup on the base metal to steady and line things up things before you tack. This is helpful if you have an old school helmet...ie no auto darkening. Or if you have a case of the shakes. Also when welding a full 360 degrees around a small diameter pipe. Often one cant see the back side.... resting the cup on the base metal in the 90 one can weld it blind with a little practice. (not that any of this cant be done with a little stickout as well)

I leave the tip stickout 1/8 for many reasons... Most importantly, you can see it when welding.

You shouldn't be eating up tips if you aren't touching the tip to the base metal. With practice your "tip to work piece" distance will get better and in no time youll have dust on your anti-splatter rattle can from lack of use and your tip consumption will drop a lot.

Happy Arc'n

Some good tips there, thanks
I had not had to change a tip on my century for many years. I was playing around with the nozzle height yesterday on the Miller to see how that would go and ended up with some burnback. The Miller gun is a bit different so I just have to get used to a slightly different feel in my hands I guess

Looking forward to getting it out again tomorrow to hopefully finish up the bumper and tire carrier.

 

[Fantom]

When I changed from the Lincoln 110 to the Miller 252, I had to teach myself to weld all over again. Before I had to struggle and really work the weld, now, the thing is like a wild horse on steroids and I had to learn to keep a close eye on it otherwise it would burn through or the heat would warp the metal. Took a while to learn to control the welder. I'm guessing you'll have similar issues.
Enjoy the new toy!

 

[jzilla]

Played with the settings and opted not to use the auto-set.
Here is what I did tonight, pretty happy so far...

 

[Wheelingnoob]

Played with the settings and opted not to use the auto-set.
Here is what I did tonight, pretty happy so far...

Those welds look better than anything I have been able to lay down with my Hobart 175.