Ideal MIG welder set up for body work... What to use? What works best? HELP!
Don't try to weld sheetmetal with .030 wire, especially Flux Core. Otherwise you may be doing lots of this...
Get some .023-.025
The basic reason is that thicker wire requires more heat to fuse. Heat is the last thing you want on sheetmetal panels.
Flux core wire at equivalent thickness, burns hotter than solid wire. That's why when you look at the settings sheet, flux will weld thicker material. It get s hotter and penetrates better.
TIG is better for doing panels, but, much more difficult to control. It has a smaller heat effected zone than a MIG because you can pedal in the amount of heat.
Don't try to weld sheetmetal with .030 wire, especially Flux Core. Otherwise you may be doing lots of this...
Get some .023-.025
The basic reason is that thicker wire requires more heat to fuse. Heat is the last thing you want on sheetmetal panels.
Flux core wire at equivalent thickness, burns hotter than solid wire. That's why when you look at the settings sheet, flux will weld thicker material. It get s hotter and penetrates better.
TIG is better for doing panels, but, much more difficult to control. It has a smaller heat effected zone than a MIG because you can pedal in the amount of heat.