Welding Tips and Tricks

Greetings,

I'm running some practice 304 test plates in my shop for an upcoming weld test.

I'm using ER308L .035 wire.

I started with base settings of 300ipm and 20v.

I'm using a Lincoln MP210.

I've tried varying weave techniques but end up with a very crowned up bead. If I weave too fast I end up with a very skinny crown but if I slow down and try to weave it like carbon steel I get a very fat crowned bead.

There has to be something I'm missing.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you and stay safe.

It's been a while since I've ran stainless mig but the first thing that comes to my mind is wire feed speed, seems like a lot at that voltage for vertical up. I'd try backing it off a bit and make sure you're pausing at the toes. Just curious, what's your material thickness?

Back your wire feed speed off to about 235 IPM and look for the sweet spot at about 17 volts. (For 3/8" plate with 37* bevels).

Ah hell.

Thanks for the replies but I was informed I cannot use short-circuit MIG for the project I'm currently working on. Material thickness is 3/8" 316 stainless.

Also, make sure you are using a proper gas mix for ss. Mild steel mig gas isn't the same