electric or gas? which is better...
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electric or gas? which is better...
okay,
i dont know what is the difference between the two. can someone explain it to me. please!
im about to make a purchase on a welder. right now iis a lincoln 225 welder. i was wonder if that welder is any good. first off, that's an electric welder. i dont know if i should get it or not.
i dont know what is the difference between the two. can someone explain it to me. please!
im about to make a purchase on a welder. right now iis a lincoln 225 welder. i was wonder if that welder is any good. first off, that's an electric welder. i dont know if i should get it or not.
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (theguppies)
well an electric welder is a welder that does not need gas, co2 or argon. when using just a electric welder the beads tend to come out like sh*t and u get a lot of splatter. With the gas hooked up with co2 the beads come out very good lookin. and with argon hooked up i guess it comes out like a million bucks if u know how to weld, but im pretty sure u can do that on co2 too. im <U>guessing </U>with co2 and argon it prevents fumes from forming and gives u clean welds.
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (Cyberdx16)
You use different shielding gases depending on what materials you are welding.
Flux-cored welding can turn out alright as long as you know how to setup your machine.
http://www.fab-forum.com/forum...&PN=2
Flux-cored welding can turn out alright as long as you know how to setup your machine.
http://www.fab-forum.com/forum...&PN=2
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I thought he meant like whether you plug it in, or it is mobile and runs off of gas. Like a welder you put in the back of a work truck. For a hobbiest, i would get a electric that uses shielding gas.
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (backpurge)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by backpurge »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You use different shielding gases depending on what materials you are welding.
Flux-cored welding can turn out alright as long as you know how to setup your machine.
http://www.fab-forum.com/forum...&PN=2</TD></TR></TABLE>
Looking closely and long enough at that weld, it almost seems to be see threw.
Flux-cored welding can turn out alright as long as you know how to setup your machine.
http://www.fab-forum.com/forum...&PN=2</TD></TR></TABLE>
Looking closely and long enough at that weld, it almost seems to be see threw.
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (RenoRacing)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RenoRacing »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol, it really does. you can kinda see the edge of where the pipe slips into the other! 
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I noticed that too.
But if you continue looking left, you can see the line and it dosent match up with the pipe edge, and if you look right. It goes up as well, not following the actuall edge.
But yes, it looks werid.
</TD></TR></TABLE>I noticed that too.
But if you continue looking left, you can see the line and it dosent match up with the pipe edge, and if you look right. It goes up as well, not following the actuall edge.
But yes, it looks werid.
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (HamiltonRex)
Well at least we all know what style of welding to do if you don't want to notice it! Flux core is invisible!!!! screw stacks of nickles and tigging!!! 
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (90blackcrx)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90blackcrx »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Looking closely and long enough at that weld, it almost seems to be see threw.</TD></TR></TABLE>
that got me trippin a lil bit. lol
Looking closely and long enough at that weld, it almost seems to be see threw.</TD></TR></TABLE>
that got me trippin a lil bit. lol
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (anthonycn)
thats the main difference between TIG and MIG right? Tig uses gas for shielding and MIg uses just flux on the filler?
WHen I saw this post I thought he was tlaking about ARC vs. Acetylene welding.
Does acetylyne welding have any other application besides muffler shops?
WHen I saw this post I thought he was tlaking about ARC vs. Acetylene welding.
Does acetylyne welding have any other application besides muffler shops?
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (Mentat Ghola)
P.S. Is there a nice big internet welding forum I can join? Like weld-tech.com???? This forum is nice and all, but its a bit small.
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flux core is easy to use on thicker metels for me. The thinner it gets the crappier the bead becomes. Anyone got any tips for setting up the welder for thinner metels ie exhaust piping?
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Re: electric or gas? which is better... (Mentat Ghola)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mentat Ghola »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats the main difference between TIG and MIG right? Tig uses gas for shielding and MIg uses just flux on the filler?
WHen I saw this post I thought he was tlaking about ARC vs. Acetylene welding.
Does acetylyne welding have any other application besides muffler shops?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Mig is NOT FLUX CORE.
Mig = GMAW or gas metal arc welding
Tig = TGAW or tungsten gas arc welding
Mig and Tig both use shielding gases to prevent atmospheric contamination. Arc, Oxy/Act, or Flux core do not use shielding gases.
Mig and Flux core are similar.. And can use similar machines also, but they are NOT the same.
Oxy/Act welding can be used on bodywork also. Oxy/Act is very versatile.
WHen I saw this post I thought he was tlaking about ARC vs. Acetylene welding.
Does acetylyne welding have any other application besides muffler shops?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Mig is NOT FLUX CORE.
Mig = GMAW or gas metal arc welding
Tig = TGAW or tungsten gas arc welding
Mig and Tig both use shielding gases to prevent atmospheric contamination. Arc, Oxy/Act, or Flux core do not use shielding gases.
Mig and Flux core are similar.. And can use similar machines also, but they are NOT the same.
Oxy/Act welding can be used on bodywork also. Oxy/Act is very versatile.
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