When I was first getting started as a welder I often wondered what shade lens I should be using for my welding helmet so I don’t burn my eyes from the welding flash. What shade of welding lens should you use for MIG welding? It’s recommended that you use a shade 10 to a shade…
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One of the very first times I turned my MIG welder on and tried making my first weld I noticed it was making the odd popping sound with my weld and I wondered what I could do to fix this issue. Why is my MIG welder popping? MIG welders often create a popping noise if…
A while back I was doing some welding for a friend for an outdoor job and I noticed it was raining outside. The thought quickly popped in my head if it was safe to MIG weld in the rain. Can you MIG weld in the rain? Welding in the rain is not safe and may…
When I was first starting out welding on a MIG welder I often wondered whether it was better to push or pull a weld and in this article I’m going to share my thoughts around this. Do you push or pull a MIG welder? Pushing a weld with a MIG welder tends to give a…
In my last article I talked about how to weld without using gas for your MIG welder but in today’s article I want talk to you about how much gas it will take when welding MIG. How much gas does MIG welding use? For most average size welds you’ll want 25 to 30 cubic foot…
A few years ago I learned that I could use a MIG welder without gas and in this article I want to share how I learned to do this. How do you use a MIG welder without gas? Instead of using a gas to protect your weld you can use flux core which has flux…
If you’re new to welding like I once use to be you might be wondering what the difference between MIG and TIG welder are so in this article I’m going what I’ve learned about these two types of welders. What is the difference between a MIG and TIG Welder? MIG (Metal Inert Gas) feeds a…
As someone who has owned a welding business for nearly 10 years now I’ve learned a lot. However when I was first starting out I learned nothing was cheap and got a first hand experience of just exactly how much it cost to start a welding business. How much does it cost to start a…
A few years ago I was in the process of buying a welder for my shop and one thought that came to my mind was the amount of amperage I would need for my MIG welder. So in this article, I’m going to share what I learned in this process. How many amps do I…