Anything welding

I realize there are a lot of variables here.... but can you point me in the right direction at all on Amazon consumables?

 

Just a cool shot from today doing a cmc for someone. Thought I’d share.

 

The only consumables are going to be wire and contact tips. Neither are a specialty item and are not gonna break you. They last a long time.

 

Of course!

Usually you’ll end up swapping out your contact tips semi frequently since they’ll get gunked up. You’ll probably want to run .030 or .035 tips since that is typically the most readily available wire size from most places that you can easily get wire at a store.

For the Hobart 210 these would be your contact tips 5 count

$17 Hobart 770177 Tip,Contact .030 - Miller

https://www.amazon.com/Hobart-77017...ntact+tips&dpPl=1&dpID=51Fjiun2n4L&ref=plSrch


Also less frequently but sometimes necessary would be another nozzle cover

$14 Hobart 770404 Slip Type Nozzle, 1/2", (M-10/H10)

https://www.amazon.com/Hobart-77040...6_SY340_QL65&keywords=hobart+210+nozzle+cover

Those are really the only extras you’ll NEED outside of shielding gas and wire for a MIG setup

I get the Lincoln L-56 superarc wire from Home Depot because it’s always in stock and right down the street from my house.

I get gas 75/25 mix from local welding gas shop and that’s about it.

 

Also @teamhypoxia if you use anti spatter gel (nozzle dip) on your contact tips, they’ll last even longer

$14 Hobart 770074 Welding Mig Accessory Nozzle Gel

https://www.amazon.com/Hobart-77007...nozzle+dip&dpPl=1&dpID=41MBrMrHbTL&ref=plSrch

 

That came out sweet!

 

Good info
I was thinking I'd hear something like "get this gauge wire because it'll work well for 90% of your projects" but maybe that's more of a welder setting thing than a wire gauge/type kind of thing?
Or "stay away from this brand because it blows goats"

75/25 on the gas? Argon and ? I was thinking I'd get a 40cf bottle. Seemed like it would be slightly bigger than my acetylene "B" tanks and should be good for about 2.5hrs of flow?

Obviously, I dont know much yet but I do know that I need to pick up a box of weld gaps and a can or two of arc-start.

 

In my opinion I feel like .030 works well for a lot of different things. At least that’s what I use most.

Argon and CO2. I have a 135 bottle but I weld around 1.5-2 hours every day at home.

 

Thank you!

 

Still researching and reading....
Yeah the Weldpro is made in China. Here's an excerpt from the manual. The chenglish is awesome!
I've always thought it would be a dream job to be the guy who draws stickman getting mutilated in all sorts of ways for the warning stickers.

 

Hahahahahaha!! Toppling of gas cylinder will cause body hurt!!!! The wire shoot out of the torch may stab eyes!!!!

 

For what it is worth I find .023 wire works the best for most of what I do even more so on the lower output welders.

 

Cutting out rock slider fill plates with the new plasma table! 30 seconds per plate on the table vs about 5-6 minutes per plate by hand

 

I so want one!

 

$100 off your order from Langmuir systems today on a crossfire order for presidents day

 

I’ve had really good luck with 0.030 wire and 75/25 Argon/CO2. I haven’t tried flux core welding yet, but if you end up going with a wire feed welder like the 210MVP I think it comes with a small roll. It’s good to have if you need to weld in the wind, but I haven’t had any issues with using shield gas outside as of yet. Just remember to swap the polarity in the machine.

Hope that helps.

Oh, and the HF in Longmont has consumables as well, FYI. I’m running their contact tips in my 210 with no issues.

 

Those cuts look pretty clean. Are you running torch height control?

 

Naw it’s a pretty basic machine but badass. Only an X and Y axis. Manual heigh control but honestly with what I’m doing a Z axis would be pointless. The machine comes with shims to adjust the height. Those were cut with an 1/8” shim gap between the torch and material. 14 gauge sheet (.078). Very minimal dross on the back side. Using a Hypertherm Powermax 30XP

 

Hmm? I've been putting together a shopping list to build my own. The G540 controller was the route I'm leaning if I build it myself. Buying one already done is looking very attractive as well, though.

 

Building one yourself is great! If you have the time then by all means do it! I just have sooooo much crap going on that I didn’t have time for making myself one. This crossfire was so cheap that I couldn’t pass it up. $1600 shipped to my door with aluminum water table.