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Review on πŸ”„ RBM 2100D Automatic Supports Inverter Reboot by Instructor Niederhaus

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Worked great! Recommended for house lovers.

This is a great little machine for the price, I've used Lincoln and Miller machines and although lacking in some areas it can weld just as well as those machines. For his size he is perfect. I wanted to see if it could work with a reel gun so I bought it with a euro plug AND IT WORKS! NOW I CAN USE 4043 COILS! (Aluminum Welding Spool for those interested) I left the guide of how I made it for those in need. This requires a small modification. For me it was worth it. I used a DPDT switch and a gx16-2 connector and it looks almost factory new haha. I'll post the results when I get the right tips and gas for aluminum welding. Update: So. I know there are others more qualified than me at MIG aluminum welding. I've tried my best, usually I specialize in TIG, this is the first time I've used MIG on aluminum. Along the way, the settings I used will be posted below. The images of the world you see were made on 6061 aluminum, it was not preheated. The filler used was .035 ER 5356 wire. I'll try 4043 next time to see what happens. So I used a spool gun for this, I didn't try to use the original gun but considering it's a heavier gauge wire I'm pretty sure you can just push it through the original MIG gun. No gas settings of 0.8 were used. This allows you to have a lower voltage, don't worry the gas solenoid will still open when you weld. As for the voltage, you need to drop it somewhere between -16 and -12 volts, that's what I found. You absolutely must use the DCEP setting, otherwise you will not remove the oxide layer and you will not weld anything. It will only weld the spherical shape, if the aluminum is cold enough you can get a short weld, but I don't really recommend that, again, I'm not sure if the aluminum is shorted or not. The gas should be 100% argon since I'm working with TIG, I'm more used to using somewhere between 15 and 20 CFH, but in this case I had to crank it because the gun doesn't have a gas lens. up to 40, sometimes even higher. I'm sure there is a solution for this, but I don't have the time right now. As for the wire feed, it varies depending on the temperature of the aluminum. I can start at around 195C and as the aluminum heats up I need to lower the temperature to 140C or even lower. Trust these welds as they appear too "cold". I would still prefer to use my TIG machine even though it's slower in comparison. I did a bending test on the T-piece by making fillet welds on both sides. The picture is attached, the seams are not separated. UPDATE 2: IT WORKS! look at the last picture. This bothered me the whole time so I settled on .030 wire and later thought about the fact that aluminum expands a bit when heated, I think that was what caused the stuttering when welding. I believe the aluminum expanded and got stuck at the tip, which was also set to .035. So this time I kept the .035 tip and replaced the wire with .030. I'll try the .035 wire again later with the .04 tip, but it might put too much pressure on the machine if I do that. Tip 035 inches

Pros
  • Welding Equipment
Cons
  • Ugly Packaging