Mig Welding 24 Gauge Steel

Let s assume we want a 1 8 fillet weld on a tee joint of 1 8 base metal.

Mig welding 24 gauge steel. What is tig welding. I keep it short and to the point in this welding instructional video and show how ve. Mig welding also known as gmaw gas metal arc welding demands a shielding gas is used. Mig welding is one of the simplest to use for welding.

The role of shielding gas in mig welding mild steel. So for instance you can work on 18 ga. It is common for staub to use mig welding for fabricating frames mounts arms brackets and carts. Mig is one of the best ways to weld 20 gauge sheet metal.

Carbon steel and 18 ga. Metal inert gas is then used to protect the weld from contaminants. Learn how to mig weld automotive sheet metal in about 5 minutes or less. It is an arc welding process that where you feed a solid wire electrode through a welding gun.

Mig welding can be used on aluminum stainless steel and carbon steel from 24 gauge sheet metal up to heavy duty structural plates and shapes. Stainless steel or 24 ga. We can run 045 wire at 200 inches per minute ipm which will deposit about 5 4 pounds per hour of weld at about 24 ipm of travel speed. The shielding gas is exactly that a shield from the surrounding atmosphere.

Mig welding for thin metal. To make the same weld at same travel speed same deposition we need 325 ipm of mig wire when using 035. Gas metal arc welding gmaw is a very effective method in joining together thinner materials. Holding the tip too far from the surface will cause the wire to have to come out too far to touch the metal.

Stainless steel are used in applications such as hvac automotive mobile machinery guards and cabs and small parts as well as stainless steel food service and processing. Keep the stick out short stickout of your mig wire is important when welding any type of metal but especially sheet metal.