Any welders around?

[Locum51]

Flux core isn't MIG by definition. MIG uses gas to shield the arc in place of flux, and it produces a clean, strong weld.

Flux core is usually not that great, the welds are "dirty", the flux can and will pop and spatter leaving little bits of slag all over everything.

Exactly. If you can find a gas mig welder (miller, lincoln) like specified....there should/might be some on craigslist, but then again who knows.
If it isn't sounding like eggs and bacon sizzling, then you have to adjust your settings.

Side note: Our class one time ran out of argon....yea...everyone's weld went from nice crescents to crap in an instant.

[blaze15301]

I use mig welding on my car. I am not the best welder but flux core sucks. The welds are shawty and brittle. As for the welder from harbor freight I wouldn't recommend it I had it for 2 months then it broke on me. took it back and got a east wood. The east wood is semi cheap but if you spend the extra 100 or so you can get a miller. or a lincoln witch are a lot better quality. As far as learning goes it is easy you basickly just need to pin point what metals can take what heat. Once you start welding tho it is very hard to stop. Also ALWAYS WEAR A FACE SHIELD!!! if you just use the glasses you can get something like a sun tan. Hope ive helped you.

[Twigsoffury]

See! I swear it's either some secret code for a secret society.


or all welders can't see when you put them through the paces of a vision test.


Well...at any rate....please don't send masked and slag aproned to my house at night to smaw me in half.

*rimshot*