mig with helium
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:35 pm
i have a project coming up to weld out an aluminum tank.
the critical bits i will tig.
however toying with the idea with mig some of the longer runs.
aluminum is 3mm afaik but my mig is 180amp max. was looking to use a helium mig to increase heat output as i think the mig is a little underpowered (certain the duty cycle is, but i may borrow a commercial mig machine buts thats also 180amp).
any idea on what mix i should use (if any at all) ?
whats the cons of using helium mix?
the critical bits i will tig.
however toying with the idea with mig some of the longer runs.
aluminum is 3mm afaik but my mig is 180amp max. was looking to use a helium mig to increase heat output as i think the mig is a little underpowered (certain the duty cycle is, but i may borrow a commercial mig machine buts thats also 180amp).
any idea on what mix i should use (if any at all) ?
whats the cons of using helium mix?