What should I know before welding flux core for automotive work?
What should I know before welding flux core for automotive work?
Been doing stick welding for a bit, but when it comes to thin steel such as on cars, sticks blow right through. I was thinking about getting a flux core machine to do some exhaust work on my car because I don't want to mess with gas.
What should I know about flux core? What are the biggest cons about it?
Counterpoint: get a tig welder. If you have a stick welder already, congrats, you actually have a scratch start TIG that also does stick. All you need is an air cool torch and a bottle of argon and you're good to go.
Tig welding is basically the exact same thing as stick but with a lot more control. You run DCEN to your torch and instead of burning off the electrode, like stick, it just makes a hot arc that puddles whatever you're working on. Then you feed in some metal with your other hand and you're golden.
Of all the welders, TIG welders get paid the best and have the nicest working conditions.
Source: tig welder for the last 10 years and currently machining while running an entire welding department.