13. Press the torch and orient yourself to one
side of the area to be welded, and move the
Welding Helmet Face Shield over your eyes.
CAUTION: The Torch handle is now ener-
gized. Be careful not touch anything else with
the Torch except the workpiece to be welded.
14. Hold the Trigger down and tilt the torch for-
ward. Keep the wire touch the workpiece.
15. When the arc ignites, tilt the tip forward and
hold it touch the workpiece.
16. Never tap the Welding Wire into the weld-
ing surface to ignite the arc. This will cause the
Welding Wire to stick to the workpiece.
17. For a narrow weld, you can usually draw the
Welding Wire in a steady straight line. This is
called a "stringer bead"
18. For a wider weld, draw the Welding Wire
back and forth across the joint in a curve. This is
called a "weave bead".
MAX MIG Welding Tips
Welding
Welding
Current (A)
Voltage (V)
60~80
17~18
80~130
18~21
130~200
20~24
200~250
24~27
250~350
26~32
350~500
31~39
500~630
38~45
BASIC TECHNIQUE
1. Press (and hold) trigger and
contact area to be welded
with electrode wire to ignite
arc
2. For a narrow weld, you can
usually draw the Welding Wire
in a steady straight line. This is
called a "stringer bead". For a wider weld, draw
the Welding Wire back and forth across the
joint in a curve. This is called a "weave bead".
3. Hold Torch in one hand and the face shield
in the other.
4. Direct the welding wire straight into the joint.
This gives an angle of 90˚ (straight up and down)
for butt (end to end) welds, and an angle of 45˚
for filter (T-shaped) welds.
5. The end of torch should be tilted so that wire
is angled anywhere in between straight on
and 15˚ in the direction you are welding. The
amount of tilt is called the drag angle.
6. When the weld is complete, lift the Gun and
welding wire clearly away from any grounded
object, and turn the powers switch off.
MIG WELDING
1. Turn the Current Adjustment Knob to meet
the needs of the job.
Diameter
2. Move the Model Selector Switch to "MIG".
of wire (mm)
3. Put the metal to be welded on the metal
weeding table. Ensure the metals to be welded
0.8~1.0
are clean, so good welding efficiency can be
1.0~1.2
promised.
1.0~1.2
4. Hold the Trigger down and tilt the torch
forward. Keep a constant distance between the
1.0~1.2
torch and the workpiece but do not contact it.
1.2~1.6
5. Stroke the workpiece lightly to ignite the
1.6
arc. Do not strike like a match. Never tap the
electrode wire to ignite the arc; it will damage
1.6
the electrode.
6. When the arc ignites, tilt the electrode for-
ward and hold it near the workpiece.
ARC (STICK)
1. Turn the Current Adjustment Knob to meet
the needs of the job.
2. Move the Stick or MIG Switch to "MIG"
3. Connect the Electrode Clamp and Cable to the
torch control connector (as 7 shown on page 9
and twist to lock in place.
4. Plug the cable of the Grounding Clamp into
the DC ground connector and secure the clamp
to a clean, exposed metal part of the workpiece.
E N G L I S H •
WELD GUN
ANGLES
View from front
of weld joint.
DRAG ANGLE
Weld
direction.
Us er 's M an u a l
Stickout
(1/2")
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