MIG Welding Basics: Part 7

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1. Carl

   October 23, 2014 at 11:15 AM

   Your uphill MIG videos from previous years were instrumental in my getting a good start in 45 degree and vertical positions in welding classes at a local community college. Your current MIG and TIG basics series are even better! A plug for TIG FINGERS…if you are propped close to where you are MIG welding uphill on small coupons, things get hot in a hurry, and a TIG FINGER is a necessity! THANKS!

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2. Ray Atnip

   October 22, 2014 at 4:52 PM

   Question. Let’s say I spent the time with my MIG welder and found the ‘best’ voltage/speed settings to do 3/16″ horizontal lap joints. Now I’m going to try to do the same thing but do it vertical uphill like you are doing. Will I need to adjust my settings on the welder to weld uphill?

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3. TamJeff

   October 21, 2014 at 8:47 PM

   MIG was easier in school coming off of stick. That’s about it. It had some additional wiggle room with wire speed settings etc, but I never thought it was particularly easy. In our shop, we used the “monkey” association for those who considered themselves welders because they ran some what amounted to MIG tacks in the grand scheme of all things welding. Even now, guys will come into the shop where I work and claim to have MIG welded before, again, trying to associate themselves into the club of welders in general. It’s almost as if it’s a prerequisite for possessing a man card. 😀

   I thought MIG was easy until I got into the bigger uphill and overhead flux core stuff designated for destructive testing. That slowed my testing grade progress down a bit.

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4. Rich Simpson

   October 21, 2014 at 7:43 PM

   were do like these video

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