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Grounding mig welder?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:06 pm
by trooper1954
Hi everyone,
Brand new to welding and have a millermatic 141. My question is is it okay to ground the unit to stainless steel? The table I have has a stainless steel top.
Thanks.
Re: Grounding mig welder?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:16 pm
by G-ManBart
Are you talking about putting the work clamp on your table? If so, that's fine. People often mistakenly call the work cable/clamp the ground clamp, but that's really not correct.
If you're talking about grounding the welder to the table that's an entirely different matter, but I can't imagine why you would want to do that.
Re: Grounding mig welder?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:32 pm
by trooper1954
Thanks G-Man Bart,
Yes, sorry....I meant the work cable....thanks for the response.
Re: Grounding mig welder?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:01 pm
by G-ManBart
trooper1954 wrote:Thanks G-Man Bart,
Yes, sorry....I meant the work cable....thanks for the response.
Sure thing! One of my tables is 1/4" stainless (got it free) and the only downside is you can't use magnets on it to hold stuff
Re: Grounding mig welder?
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:21 pm
by Granddaddy
I have a small brass topped table that I hook my ground clamp directly to and have clamped the ground directly to stainless practice pieces so I can't imagine why it would be an issue.
Re: Grounding mig welder?
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:22 am
by trooper1954
Just a thanks to all that replied.