Page 1 of 1

Hobart 140 settings for flux core .03 and .035 14ga and 12ga

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:38 pm
by nortac
Hello all. I'm new to welding and jumping all in. I have a question that I do not have an answer for.
I have the Hobart Handler 140 and there are no settings on the chart for 14ga and 12ga.
I am using .030 and .035 flux wire and really want to have the settings right or at least some place to start.

Also, when welding 3/16th to 14ga what settings should I use?

Thanks for any help!

Re: Hobart 140 settings for flux core .03 and .035 14ga and

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:53 pm
by mcoe
For 14 gauge I usually use the settings for 16 gauge because it runs fairly hot. For 3/16" run on the highest chart setting for the wire size. For 12 gauge run the settings for 1/8". On 14 gauge you will want to jump around and do short beads. It will be too hot and distort too much if you just weld it all in one run.