[DeTomaso] Welding Question

[Will Kooiman]

That makes sense.  I have used shielded wire for years, so I know what you mean when you say it doesn't look as clean.

On Jun 30, 2012, at 1:26 PM, Sean Korb wrote:

> It will pop and maybe stick if there is enough slag built up to hit
> the tip but really it will never quite stick..  The weld starts
> getting kind of a boiling look to the bead and builds up quickly.
> It's... it's gross.  You'll know it when it happens since nothing will
> weld for carp.  If you use shielded wire (it puts out it's own
> shielding gas as you weld) it looks sort of like in between good MIG
> and when you run out of gas.  More spatter and buildup is expected.
> 
> sean
> 
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Stupid question...
>> 
>> What happens to a weld (MIG) when you run out of gas?
>> 
>> Does it pop or stick?
>> 
>> I'm not having problems.  I know there's gas.  I was just curious what would happen if it runs out of gas in the middle of a weld.
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