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Re: shield gas for MIG

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Subject: Re: shield gas for MIG
From: "Nils O. Ny" <n.ny@intest.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 16:40:44 -0400
At 02:32 PM 5/18/98 -0700, Scott Beckman wrote:
>
>Which makes a better shielding gas for a MIG welder, Argon-CO2 mix or
straight
>CO2?
>
>BTW, my main purpose for the purchase of a MIG was to do autobody work.
Patch
>panels, floorboards, trunkpans, etc
>
>TIA,
>
>Scott
> 
They (sales people at the welding supply house) told me
that for mild steel (like all the body parts of a car) it is best
to use a 75/25 % mix of Argon and CO2.   If you are trying
to do Aluminum use the straight CO2

Regards  Nils
Yardley,  PA
59(100-6)  69XKE  72/73MGB  52MGTD


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