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Re: [Shop-talk] Harbor Freight flux core MIG welders

To: sentenac.rw@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Harbor Freight flux core MIG welders
From: Drew Rogge <drew@DasRogges.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:18:17 -0700
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Thanks Roland. I'm mainly interested in this for things like tacking sheet 
metal and welding .125 wall DOM steel and steel tubing.

On 10/9/15 5:19 PM, sentenac.rw@gmail.com wrote:
> Drew,
> Flux core MIG welding is basically stick welding with a handy wire
> feed.  It is not what is usually meant by MIG.  Real MIG uses
> shielding gas, which is a lot cleaner, no flux to chip away between
> passes.  Flux core welding works well in outdoor windy conditions
> where the shielding gas gets blown away before it can do its thing
> (same as with TIG).
>
> Before you buy a flux core welder make sure that you want what it can
> do.  Your Lincoln TIG can probably do a better job of stick welding
> than the flux core can, by the way, but the wire feed is nice.
>
> -Roland
>
>
> On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 16:14:23 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience with the small 90 amp Harbor Freight flux 
>> core MIG welders? I'm thinking of getting one but I'm not sure if it's a 
>> total waste of money. I have a Lincoln TIG but recently had some experience 
>> with a MIG welder and found it pretty handy. Any idea how thick of metal can 
>> be welded with the 90 amp unit?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Drew

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