[DeTomaso] Welding Question

[Dave Londry]

Is that flux-core you guys are talking about?
I just tacked up a set of dual-flanged collectors using flux-core
  and it all had to be re-tacked, and the dirty tacks ground out, before 
it was tig-welded.

Biig mistake not using gas.
dave


On 30/06/2012 1:18 PM, gow2 at rc-tech.net wrote:
> I put shielded wire in a the group emergency alternative suitable for
> rusty fence but not much else.
>
>
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>> 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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