CB, I know "you're the man" when it comes to welding, but I prefer .023" solid wire for body work because it imparts less heat to the panel. For butt-welding 18-gauge panels together, I use minimum voltage and a slow-ish wire feed rate. For welding 16 gauge to 18 gauge (e.g., doing floor pans) I use the next-to-minimum voltage and the same slow wire feed rate. I have found there is too much risk of warping the panel when using .030" wire. .030" wire carries 1.7 times as much heat to the weld as .023" wire does.

@JonDingle

Ай бұрын

And burn through, 100% agree with threst of your comment. The cost of 023 wire is more because it is so thin. Here in the UK, a 15kg reel (34lbs approx) is about £70 ($100) approximately for good quality wire.

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

I don't get the metal hotter with .030....if anything your putting more heat into it with .023 Use whatever works best for ya I'm just sharing my own personal experiences best I can

@michaelbigelow367

Ай бұрын

I agree CB it's been my experience that the slightly larger wire will take up some of that heat but everyone has there own experiences and I respect that and love hearing them.

Thanks for the video CB

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

No problem 👍

Those Samaria’s are fun little vehicles. Good info on welding panels. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Thanks

Not only is CB a knowledgeable welder who KNOWS welding of all sorts but also how bout the good neighbor thing! I aint much of a mig welder ...was schooled for stick welding in 86. he will load up his gear and head out to someone who needs help where as for me being the "neighborhood welder" is about where I wheel my cart maybe a couple doors away....but help is help!

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Right on

So true!!

Perfect machine for that repair

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Sure is...perfect machine for lots of stuff

Just waiting for the clothespeg hack. That flintstone mobile needs a lot of work.👌

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

It sure does

Thank you for sharing. Really nice job considering what you had to work with. Stay Safe!

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thanks CB nice clean job 👍💪💪💪

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great video! One criticism about the arc captain mig 200. The stinger broke after a few uses. It was still better than the Amazon replacement stinger which lasted 5 minutes before it literally broke in half in my hand. Keep the videos coming CB! They are awesome!

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

I've beat my ARCCAPTAIN stinger to death and almost caught it in fire but it still works Really should probably go to a welding supply store and upgrade the leads, ground, and stinger completely....but I want to see how long it takes the original stuff to fail first

It's better to teach a man how to fish than it is to give him a fish. I think you gave your customer a great lesson🤔

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

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.025 "wire for Body panels. 030" runs a little Too Hot , for thin sheet metal!

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

I don't think there is anything hotter about .030 I much prefer it....023 wire is obsolete if you ask me

Hey CB , thanks for sharing. Appreciate your thoughts.

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

You bet

you seem to like that arc captain, i may look at one myself.

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Use the link in the description of the video

Ohhh my knees

@NBSWELDING

11 күн бұрын

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Nice

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Thanks

If you like 023 for body work just order the rollers different folks different strokes. Doesn’t really sound as big a deal as you made it to.

@Failure_Is_An_Option

Ай бұрын

And that resolves the wire issue how?

@motoz3939

Ай бұрын

@@Failure_Is_An_Option what issue? If you like to use 023 wire for body order the rollers or make sure you have them. Then use 023. That arc captain site says it will weld 023 wire.

@JonDingle

Ай бұрын

Are the feed rollers in USA only one size then? Here in the UK our feed rollers have two sizes on them.

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting...I personally have no use for MIG wire smaller than .030 for anything

@motoz3939

Ай бұрын

@@NBSWELDING some do and some don’t.

Another awesome video

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Thanks again!

Nice work CB. That looks to be a decent welder, the Arccaptain.

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

It is!

Thanks for content

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

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Johnny's excavator video got 30000 views Brother you got it going on.

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

That one has been a big surprise....thanks for watching and commenting 👍

Nice job as usual.

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that

Did you do the tacks manually or use the spot weld feature?

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Manually

Man, that's a lot of rust!

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Yes it is

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@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

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Love it!

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Thanks!!

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@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

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@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

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Man its so sad to see what all the damn salt does to every vehicle up here in the saltbelt! I hate it so much! I also think this guy should watch & learn what you're doing and get to it himself seeing the condition of this vehicle and all the rust on it still. Hes gonna be doing alot of welding to replace all this body cancer on that thing!⚡👨🏻‍🏭👍🏻🦺⚠️🛠️

Chop suey

@NBSWELDING

11 күн бұрын

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Ай бұрын

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@user-bz3nf3lt6d

Ай бұрын

I like the open floor Put X metal in it

@NBSWELDING

Ай бұрын

Thanks

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Ай бұрын

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Ай бұрын

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Ай бұрын

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