The 75% Co2 and 25% Argon mix works great. It cuts splatter to almost
zero. I would stay away from the flux wire.Your just not going to get as clean
of a weld with it.
Mike B.
GSMnow@aol.com wrote
>
> Flux core wire does work if you don't want to deal with the gas bottle, but
> it is messy, and makes a brittle weld. I use CO2 / Argon mix and the welds
> look perfect and are as strong or stronger than the surrounding metal.
>
> The only thing I don't like, is having to mail order the parts since noone
> around here carries Hobart on the shelf. The tips are a different thread than
> Miller HTP etc, so I have resorted to running a die on them to thread them
> into my Hobart gun. You will use up tips, so this is a concern. Since the
> tips are soft copper, re-cutting the threads was actually easy. But I will
> order more from Hobart to have on hand.
>
> Gary M.
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