i-mig 205

[johnson697]

welde on some ford tractor fenders with my i-mig today and this welder is kick ### for sheetmetal almost had to turn it all the way down,guy i am doing the work for is rebuilding it so im doin all the patch work.

[zoama]

Pictures ?

[Rodsmachineshop]

like my i mig 205 . when i weld thin sheet metal find amps are a little high so i made a tool to lower amps at ground clamp .

[johnson697]

no pictures yet ,will take some and post them..what kind of tool did you make to lower the amps?

[Rodsmachineshop]

i took a old welder ground clamp and stuck a 6 inch piece of 1/8 stainless steel welding rod in end were a normal cable would go . i clamp it to my thin the sheet metal and hook my welder ground clamp to end of stainless steel rod sticking out of old ground clamp drops the amps about 20 or so . works like a resister to lower amps . just don't touch welding rod when done welding will be hot

[DaveO]

i took a old welder ground clamp and stuck a 6 inch piece of 1/8 stainless steel welding rod in end were a normal cable would go .

Filed for future reference under "tips and tricks". Rod, where do you learn that stuff?

[Rodsmachineshop]

learned from a old guy that welds he showed me , he has a real old arc welder and the lowest it go on amps is like 75 amps so he came up with it to weld thin stuff

[everlastsupport]

learned from a old guy that welds he showed me , he has a real old arc welder and the lowest it go on amps is like 75 amps so he came up with it to weld thin stuff

Can you use it with .030 wire.

[Rodsmachineshop]

yes .030 is fine . I bought a roller on ebay so i can use .023 also on my i mig 205

[johnson697]

ill have to try that.