[DeTomaso] Welding Question

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

I was.

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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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