Welder BS Lincoln Power Mig 210 MP, need some help

R Q

R Q

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I know a couple of y'all have this welder. Pretty sure @mcutler has one. I've had mine for about 10 years now and I've struggled with this thing since new. I had a buddies Miller here for a couple years and it was great, I had no issues with it. I can not stand this POS. BUT I just need to get it right I guess. I need a new gun and cable because the wire is getting wadded up and pushing the whole thing out of the socket. Any recommendations other than the stock one? It has a Magnum Pro 175L
Also it welds pretty hot. It has automatic settings but I have to set it lower because it's burns like it's welding 3/8' material all the time.
I'm not a great welder but I can not find a sweet spot with this thing and get any better because of wire feed issues and running hotter than it should.
 
Dang, I love the one I have. The presets are never right but get you in the ball park. My esab welder is a mess though. The line can’t even have a hoop in it or it wads up
 
justjeepin86 said:
Guys a have worked with in the past liked Tweco mig guns. No personal experience
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Tweco is what our fab shop runs on all the machines. Personally, they never seemed extraordinary. But they do seem to work just fine.
 
R Q said:
10' lead and .030 wire but was going to 035 for some heavier steel. .035 jammed constantly and even got stuck so it's out. Back to .030 for now.
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Maybe the liner is too small? Do you know what wire size it’s for?
 
R Q said:
I have ordered a new liner for starts then we will see what's next. Also looking for some helmet lighting options because not being able to see is a big one for me.
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I was going to suggest this. My Hobart 140 was being a pain in the ass, wadding up wire and feeding like crap, I swapped the liner and it's like new again.
 
Hokie_YJ said:
Maybe the liner is too small? Do you know what wire size it’s for?
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Liner is correct for what I'm running. I have run .035 through it before but usually run .030. I made peace with it today and used it all day because I need to finish what I'm doing. It spit the lead out of the machine 15-20 times. My welds look like shit but I got to move on...
 
R Q said:
Liner is correct for what I'm running. I have run .035 through it before but usually run .030. I made peace with it today and used it all day because I need to finish what I'm doing. It spit the lead out of the machine 15-20 times. My welds look like shit but I got to move on...
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The new liner will probably fix it. It probably has a kink or damaged spot in it somewhere.
 
Well how about this, I put the new liner in and adjusted the length per the manual. The old liner was a good 1/2" longer and I had to push it back in the gun when I would take the diffuser out in the past. The new one fit perfectly. I ran .030 through and it did much better. I just put .035 in and I'll have a bit of getting used to it but I can tell it's MUCH better. I have hated this welder since day one. Who knew that it would have come from the factory set up incorrectly? It's the only mig unit I ever owned so I didn't know any better.
 
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