Beginner questions

by Rossi
(Oakland)

Sup guys, my name is Rossi. I'm an apprentice sheetmetal worker with easy questions. I just bought a Lincoln pack welder 125hd and I want to do projects around the house to get my skills up. I want to make a custom bicycle and want to weld things on a bike frame. The thing is I don't know what Gage the bike frame is. How do I determine the amp and speed since the chart measures in sheet Gage not a tube. It's a simple question yet I don't want to waste wire trying to figure it. Same question goes for making tables from scrap metal at the junk yard, I just want to use this thing but the chart doesn't show you what you what settings for small projects like these. Your site is very informing by the way.

Thanks,

Rossi

this pdf might help you.

http://www.airgas.com/documents/pdf/MIGWire.pdf

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