[DeTomaso] Welding Question

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I put shielded wire in a the group emergency alternative suitable for
rusty fence but not much else.



>
> 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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