welding sheetmetal with mig??

Originally posted by iLLblazer



Edited: 11/24/2007 6:22:33 PM by iLLblazer

Originally posted by BadAssChevillac



i wasnt running gas one time and the welds were terrible, turned the gas on and it was honestly 100% better

and

^he is also right

I hope you weren't seriously trying to weld solid wire with no gas.

I would never touch anything with flux that needs to look good. Especially bodywork. We use that same welder for EVERYTHING and it works awesome. Get a bottle.

no my dumbass friend (who owns the welder) never turned the gas on!

Originally posted by Tacon19s



I learned with flux core. and on top of that just now getting to the sheetmetal part of the build, its not that hard with 3/16 or 1/4 inch. so this will be like learning all over with gas?

Not at all. All of the techniques you use now will still apply. You will have to get into the habit of cleaning you're nozzle and remembering to turn the bottle off when you are done but thats about it. Once you start welding with gas I'm pretty sure the only thing you will be using your spool of flux core for is holding up the short leg of the couch. You will love welding with gas, gauranteed. Good luck with your b/d.