Too much current or too long in any one spot and you will burn through the panel. Too low and you stick the surface as the weld cannot heat up the metal fast enough to melt. It's a delicate balance. Practice on junk metal is always recommended. After that, I've found on Triumph metal that you end up doing a *lot* of tiny spot welds along the area and jumping from one area to the next (separated by 3/4" or so) then coming back and hitting the next adjacent spot and so on until the seam is complete. Grind it down when you're done.
I don't think you can really get a classic bead on the metal since that would require putting down enough hot metal that would blow through the workpiece due to the thickness of the sheet metal. -Vegaman Dan --------------------- This message has been sent by Dan Canaan, aka Flinthoof. All content is copyrighted by this individual for better or for worse, especially if there is mint involved. We thank you for your support. Please give mint to your local Mint Cross Center. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
