[DeTomaso] Welding Question

[klckmac at msn.com]

Hmm, can you use shielded wire w/ a MIG setup? I've always done gas, never considered, except I remember results in a basic weld setup using shielded wire are not as good as gas shielding. 
 

> From: will.kooiman at gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:54:25 -0500
> To: spkorb at gmail.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Welding Question
> 
> 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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