Mike - this was flux core. I would guess no gas involved.
Your explanation of pushing into the weld was much better than mine.
Your explanation of pushing into the weld was much better than mine.
Mike - this was flux core. I would guess no gas involved.
Your explanation of pushing into the weld was much better than mine.
ohh, thought was MIG, havent used flux core before
Sounds like you simply were not laying down enough material. More heat and more wire.
Practice practice practice, the only way to get better, trying to do a project with out the practice can be frustrating.
Get some scrap steel and start sticking stuff together, might turn into art.More practice=more projects.
Re: "nozzle too far from material"
The same could be the result from trying to MIG outdoors in a breeze. This is the one condition in which flux core wire may be preferable to MIG.
Get some scrap steel and start sticking stuff together, might turn into art.
I have a full MIG (Hobart Handler 185), but since my shop is primarily a wood shop, almost all of my welding is done outdoors in the driveway. So, I do often run flux-core wire in it. Having grown up with a stick welder (Lincoln AC225), I don't find the small bit of spatter from the flux core to be a very big deal. Usually cleans up in about 0.5 seconds with a 3" sanding disc on the pneumatic angle die grinder.
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