Buddy I don't know if you still see these comments after 8 years but I wanted to say thanks! I've had this welder for a long time, just been using the flux cored stuff. I was sure I had lost something to hook it to gas, turns out it was just the hose and tip I needed. Thanks man!
Good call on the gas conversion. Once you get a little experience with the solid wire and gas, you'll throw that flux core spool in the trash. LOL. I use my MIG for about 95% of my welding, only use a stick welder for heavy metal. That 80 cf cylinder should last a long time for home shop use. I have a 40 on mine and never saw the need for a larger cylinder.
Lee_CPA So when running a 40 cf tank, how much welding can you do? Im looking at a 40 right now, and buddy at the gas supply says you'll have to change it out often... Im using the 2 lbs rolls of wire on my machine. Will a 40cf tank do a whole 2lbs roll, or will it do more, or less? Thank you
Just got one of these. Just teaching myself and your video was a great start for me. I think it will be good for working on car sheet metal and patching some on frame. Thanks
Did it do any better after converting to gas. I've had a couple guys really building this little welder up as far as thin stuff like floor panels and such. I don't have alot of patchwork to do on the heavier stuff. But i am starting with no welding knowledge and will be practicing alot on scrap to try and get proficient. One guy says I'll have to figure out the settings just right then it should be fine. Well take care.
I have problems with mine feeding the wire properly. It never worked right even when new, but I may have gotten a bad one. I use a Hobart Handler 135 now with gas and it works great with sheet metal.
Thank you for the video it was very informative and it answered allot of my questions I had rattling around in my head. I'm going to look around for a Lincoln welder like yours. I have heard lots of good things about the product and I feel its the best one for my needs. I think I'm going to stay away from the flux core welding for my body panels and make sure that the one I get I can convert it the same way you have done. It would be nice to have one welder that can weld with gas and use flux for other applications in the future.
Tim Jones Flux core is great if you're welding outside or in windy conditions. Hobart makes a nice little Mig welder that's also 110V. I'm not wild about this Lincoln because its given me feeding issues in the past. If it starts giving feeding issues with the solid wire, I'm going to get the Hobart.
Thanks for the video. I just picked up the same regulator at a pawn shop for super cheap and I already have the same welder. I believe the hex nut in the center is what you use to fine tune the gas flow. Could you screw yours in until it bottoms out and count the number of turns it takes? That would be really helpful. I use the same way of figuring out factory settings on carburetors.
Thank you for your video I just brought the same wielder and your video was very helpful. after using it for a while how are you liking the handy Mig with the gas set up?
Thanks Jim! To be honest, I had issues with the welder feeding the wire so I ended up buying a Hobart Handler 140. I really like the gas over the flux core though. I used it for a lot of thin sheetmetal welds.
You don't have to use gas. Most of these cheap MIG welders come with Flux-core wire which is used instead of gas and solid wire. I would recommend gas if you're planning to weld thin sheet metal but, other than that, Flux core is fine.
Good deal on the gas upgrade. I think you will like it. Did the popping quit after you switched the wire spool around? If it did not quit popping, trying decreasing the voltage just a hair. Weld looks good. Have fun with it. John
jstrunck I do like it. I didn't notice the wire was feeding the wrong way until I was editing so I turned the spool around when I started welding on the cab. It still popped every now and again, not sure if its the ground or the wire is not feeding smoothly. It did a good job but you'll have to wait until I get the video uploaded. My PC died Friday and I'm having to use my wife's laptop and its about to drive me insane ;)
farmboy30117 My welder pops like that too... I find that my wire feed drive unit is made of plastic, like the one in this video, and they are absolute junk! They always lose there tendion, which causes the wire to not feed consistently, which is similiar to that popping sound here...
Can you help me? I have that same welder but my gun is missing the tip and nozzle and I don't know what part numbers I need to order. The ed of my gun just has about a 1/4" of threads sticking out and that's it.
You can buy your contact tips at Lowe's.. what I do is I buy 0.30 contact tips and 0.35 contact tips that way I have them on hand and I don't have to make unnecessary trips to the store. Buy a flux core nozzle and a solid wire nozzle so you can have them both. Modest tips and nozzles are universal. Hope this helps
GRATS to doing a review on the box man! Where did you pick up your cart? I have a lincoln 225 amp stick welder in the shop, little overkill for doing small projects. Thanks again for taking the time to post, Kevin
Thanks Kevin! That cart came from either Harbor Freight or Northern Tool, I can't remember which. Harbor Freight has a great MIG welder cart which is what I'm using now with my Hobart MIG. The Lincoln was giving me too many problems.
By the way, Lincoln has a new YT vid on setting up and mig welding info in general. I will see if I can find it and send it your way. If not, Lincoln sent me a DVD of the setup and weld procedures. Had a load of good info on it. At no charge. John
The 80 c.f. cylinder should last a good while. I have a 40 c.f. cylinder. On my Lincoln Pro-Mig 180 and for occasional use. It will last me about 6-8 months. One day I hope I can upgrade to a 160c.f. cylinder. John
I Connected mine are just like you did. But when I plug it in the new valve starts up without the machine even being on. Without me even pulling the trigger.any suggestions?
Welding old sheet metal isn't easy. You can blow big holes in it very easily. Welder has to be turned way down. I would start on a place no one will see first to get a feel for it.
It's not a problem and CO2 runs a bit hotter than MIG mix which is an advantage with small welding machines. Many MIG machines are furnished with a CO2 adapter and crush washer from the factory. MIG requires a vapor withdrawal CO2 cylinder which are the most common.
I'm glad I got the medium size cylinder. It initially cost about $120 but only costs around $30 to fill. I did a lot of sheet metal welding on the truck project and it lasted a long time.
I have a 125hd lincoln and flux core is very messy lots of spatter like 6010 I regret not just paying the extra money for the 140lincoln and BTW that welder he's using is a total piece of garbage it was the first one I bought and I took it back the same day its not even a real lincoln welder it's made in Poland DO NOT BUY THAT WELDER spend the extra money for a real lincoln welder
