The Miller Electric welding company manufactures a variety of welding machines that can be used in the home, garage or for industrial uses. If you are a beginner welder, Miller Electric offers machines that range from a 90-amp output for use with thin gauge welding to a 300-amp output for welding metal up to 1/2 inch thick. Miller also manufactures the Millermatic 211 which is said to be the most versatile hobby welder currently being made and can be used for both gas metal arc welding or flux core arc welding. It can also be converted from standard steel welding to aluminum welding with only a few adjustments.
Setting Up a New Miller Welding Machine
To begin welding with a new Miller welding machine you will first need to install the welding gun by inserting the end of the gun into the socket on the front of the welding machine and plugging the gun trigger connections into the receptacle. Next you will need to open the access hatch located on the left side of the machine and turn the gun securing knob clockwise until the gun is securely in place. Once you have securely attached the welding gun to the welding machine you will place the welding wire onto the wire spool and feed the wire under the reel toward the front of the welding machine. After the welding wire is placed under the reel your next step is to feed the welding wire through the inlet guide, over the drive roll and into the wire conduit cable. In order to do this you will need to loosen the pressure knob and feed the wire through the guides shown on the drive assembly. After you have properly fed the wire through the welding gun you can now tighten the pressure knob.
Now, you will need to unscrew the nozzle tip from the end of the welding gun and turn the welding machine on and squeeze the trigger until the wire comes out of the tip of the welding torch. Once you see that the welding wire is properly coming out of the welding torch you can screw the torch tip back onto the gun nozzle. Tighten the tensioner located inside the welding machine and close the access hatch. Finally you will need to plug the gas hose from the shielding gas tank onto the nozzle located on the rear of the welding machine. Once you have completed all of these steps your welding machine is ready to use.
Once your welding machine is set up and ready to use you will now need to prepare the metal you are going to be welding. Arrange the pieces of metal that you will be working with into the final design that you want. Clean any rust, paint or dirt from the edges of the metal using a wire brush. After you ensured that the metal is clean you can clamp the metal pieces together to prevent them from moving while you are welding. Put on your welding safety gear including your welding helmet and gloves and turn on the shielding gas regulator which will allow gas to flow into the welding machine and then power the welding machine on. Next, you will want to place the welding torch within 1/8 inch of the welding seam and pull the trigger of the welding torch to create an electrical arc. Slowly move your welding torch along the welding seam in a zigzag motion. This will cause the metal to melt and form a bead of molten steel. Continue creating the welding bead until you have reached the end of the seam you were creating.
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