{"id":569,"date":"2024-10-14T12:24:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T12:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/?p=569"},"modified":"2026-01-21T22:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:10:10","slug":"hitsauskoneen-saadot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/hitsauskoneen-saadot\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjusting the welding machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC03550-mod-web-1024x683.png\" alt=\"MIG\/MAG-hitsauskoneen s\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC03550-mod-web-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC03550-mod-web-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC03550-mod-web-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSC03550-mod-web.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>MIG\/MAG Welding basics for beginners and less experienced welders<\/em>.<br><em>Adjusting your welding machine with a simple and easy exercise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjusting a welding machine is one of those things many people imagine to be full of secret knowledge and mystery. That\u2019s a misconception. In reality, the basics of machine settings can be learned very quickly\u2014during my courses, the exercise takes about 15 minutes per student, and after that, the concept is understood.\n\n\n\n\nThis exercise also isn\u2019t dependent on the brand or model of the machine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kemppi.com\/fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kemppi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/esab.com\/fi\/eur_fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Esab<\/a> Whether it\u2019s Kemppi, Esab, or literally any other manufacturer, the same practice applies to all MIG\/MAG welding machines\u2014regardless of brand or age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Situations and conditions vary\u2014and the settings change along with them. You <em>need<\/em> to learn how to use your machine\u2019s controls and understand how they work. This isn\u2019t very difficult, as long as it\u2019s explained in a simple and clear way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take out your welding machine and try the exercises below. I promise your understanding of the settings will grow quickly.<br><br><em><span class=\"highlight\"><mark style=\"background-color:#636363\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\">Exercise for adjusting - Voltage<\/mark><\/span><\/em><br>This is a familiar exercise from the course. Take two steel plates and set them at a 90-degree angle. Use plates that are long enough to give you plenty of room for welding\u2014several smaller pieces will also work just fine.<br><br>Next, set the voltage and wire feed speed on your machine roughly to the middle of their adjustment range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the course, the machine\u2019s voltage adjustment range is 10V\u201326V, and the \u201crough midrange\u201d used in this exercise is 18,5V.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The wire feed speed range is 1,0 m\/min\u201313,0 m\/min, and the \u201crough midrange\u201d setting used is 8,5 m\/min.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s begin: turn the<em> voltage <\/em>down to its minimum setting. Weld a short 10\u201320mm bead starting from the corner. Then, increase the voltage by 2V (10.0V \u2192 12.0V) and weld another 10\u201320mm bead right next to the previous one. Repeat this process until you reach the maximum voltage setting. You'll notice clear differences between each adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hitsauskoneen-saato-1024x683.png\" alt=\"J\u00e4nnitteen s\u00e4\u00e4t\u00e4misen harjoite\" class=\"wp-image-584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hitsauskoneen-saato-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hitsauskoneen-saato-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hitsauskoneen-saato-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hitsauskoneen-saato.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Evolution of welds after the exercise.<\/em><br><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><\/span>From left to right: 10V \u2013 12V \u2013 14V \u2013 16V \u2013 17V \u2013 18V \u2013 20V \u2013 22V \u2013 26V<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If your machine has a different adjustment mechanism, divide the settings into suitable steps. For example, if your machine has a dial numbered 1\u20138, you would adjust in steps of 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. A good step size is one that allows you to go through the entire voltage range in 5\u20138 increments.<br><br><em><mark style=\"background-color:#636363\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\">Exercise for adjusting - Wire feed<\/mark><\/em><br>Now that you've tested how to adjust voltage, you\u2019ll do the exact same exercise for wire feed speed. Set the voltage roughly in the middle of its range, then test the wire feed extremes with large steps\u2014for example, increasing in 1.0\u20132.0m\/min increments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weld a short 10\u201320mm bead starting from the corner. Then, increase the wire feed speed by 2.0m\/min (1.0 \u2192 3.0m\/min) and weld another 10\u201320mm bead right next to the previous one. Keep repeating this until you reach the maximum wire feed speed. You\u2019ll notice a difference with each adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:#636363\" class=\"has-inline-color has-contrast-color\">Why do it this way?<\/mark><\/em><br>By practicing this way, you\u2019ll quickly understand <em>how and where<\/em> the settings affect the weld\u2014you\u2019ll feel the difference after each adjustment. Later on, you\u2019ll be able to fine-tune much more effectively because you\u2019ll truly understand what each control does, rather than just guessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even experienced welders can benefit from this simple technique when facing a difficult or new situation where the settings don\u2019t seem to be quite right. Instead of fine-tuning by adjusting 0.3V of voltage in one direction or 0.2m\/min of wire feed in another, try a more decisive approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve been welding at 16.0V, drop the voltage to 13V and perform a test weld. Then, increase the voltage by 1.0V and weld again. Repeat this in 1.0V increments until you reach 19.0V. You will clearly notice where the correct voltage range was\u2014at that point, you can fine-tune with smaller increments to dial it in perfectly. The exact same method applies to wire feed settings. Bold tests instead of minor tweaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try these adjustment methods next time you weld. You\u2019ll see that setting up a welding machine is much simpler than you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you ended up here by accident and haven\u2019t taken the course yet\u2014but welding still interests you\u2014go check out our articles on welding basics. You\u2019ll find plenty of useful tips there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Articles:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/hitsauskoneen-saadot\/\" title=\"\">Adjusting the welding machine<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/vetamalla-vai-tyontamalla\/\" title=\"\">Push or pull?<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/suuttimen-etaisyys-hitsauskohteesta\/\" title=\"\">Contact tip to workpiece distance<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/hitsauspistoolin-kulma\/\" title=\"\">Welding torch work angle<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/kuinka-nopeasti-oppii-hitsaamaan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">How quickly can you learn welding?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-31a4c77f943da024b810393c18f800bc\"><strong>Article written by Anssi Juvonen<\/strong><br>Entrepreneur and owner of <em>Ape\u2019s metalshop Oy<\/em><br>Instructor and creator of <em>Hitsauskurssi.fi<strong>\u00ae<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21d4d3460f0e868cb296b74e3055b027\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apesmetalshop.fi\/anssi-juvonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apesmetalshop.fi\/anssi-juvonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Koko profiili ja yhteystiedot t\u00e4st\u00e4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-font-awesome-icons-1cd48c90\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-font-awesome-icons\"><span class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-font-awesome-icons-container nan-padding\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anssi-juvonen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ota-yhteytta-Ape2.png\" alt=\"Anssi Juvonen - yritt\u00e4j\u00e4, omistaja ja kouluttaja\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ota-yhteytta-Ape2.png 895w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ota-yhteytta-Ape2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ota-yhteytta-Ape2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ota-yhteytta-Ape2-768x769.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tarra-1024x926.png\" alt=\"Hitsauskurssi.fi logo\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tarra-1024x926.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tarra-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tarra-768x694.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tarra-1536x1388.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tarra-2048x1851.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIG\/MAG-hitsauksen perusteet aloittelijalle ja satunnaisesti hitsaavalle.Hitsauskoneen s\u00e4\u00e4t\u00e4minen helpolla ja yksinkertaisella harjoitteella. Hitsauskoneen s\u00e4\u00e4t\u00e4minen on yksi niist\u00e4 asioista jonka moni kuvittelee olevan t\u00e4ynn\u00e4 salatiedett\u00e4 ja mysteeri\u00e4. T\u00e4m\u00e4 on v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 kuvitelma. Todellisuudessa s\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6jen perusteet saa opeteltua todella nopeasti &#8211; kursseillani harjoitukseen menee noin 15min per oppilas ja harjoituksen j\u00e4lkeen asia on sis\u00e4istetty. T\u00e4m\u00e4 harjoitus ei my\u00f6sk\u00e4\u00e4n ole [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hitsauskoneen-saataminen","category-mig-mag-hitsauksen-perusteet"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1374,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569\/revisions\/1374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitsauskurssi.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}