Flux Core VS Hard Wire Welding | Everything You Need To Know About MIG Welding
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- Going over the benefits of flux core welding and hard wire welding. I'll be using the same welder for both so you can directly see how they perform and weld differently. Flux core welding is often cheaper than hard wire welding, but the hard wire welding will always give you better looking welds! Watch this welding video till the end to know everything you need to know about flux core welding vs hard wire mig welding.
See ya on the next one!
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0:00 Basics of Flux Core and Hard Wire
3:30 Flux Core in depth
11:50 Welding with Flux core
14:49 Changing from Flux Core to Hard Wire
30:00 Welding with Hard Wire
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What do you prefer to weld with? Flux core or hard wire?
Hope you enjoy it and I'll see you on the next one!
-Steve
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I work at a big Cran company, we only use duel Shield. At first I didn’t like it, I noticed duel shield like extremely clean surfaces. It doesn’t like thin metal ether. I’m no professional welder, we do have a welding team who are certified and they refuse to use anything other than duel shield. I have really been putting effort into my welding!! Thanks for the video !
I enjoy hard wire weld with Stargon gas inside the shop, But flux or stick is the only way to go in windy outside welding
I only have welded with flux core. I'm a beginner but weld often and seems to be fine for everything I have needed so far. I can only weld outside anyways, so flux core works great for me!
I'm using a 175le on 3/16 frame rails. I Run .35 flux on the hottest setting and welds good.
Sucks on hardwire, never welds good on c25 under 30
Dual shield or hardwire.. if In a flux core needed situation, I’d just stick weld it personally
every time you said "this is really not that great of a looking weld", I thought to myself a few seconds before, "Looks friggen' awesome!"
haha just takes some practice. You'll get there
I took welding all 4 years of high school and got more detailed information about MIG in 40 minutes of watching this 😳. Personally I think it is because Steve is an awesome instructor with a real talent for being understood by all. Love the videos please keep up the awesome job
Glad it was helpful Larry! There's more videos like this inside my welding course! You can check out another free training video here courses.welder101.com/?affcode=467552_bdrm9nxt
@@WelderUpVegas That is awesome. I look forward to every video you put out and greatly appreciate all you do. It makes me feel better about my own choices to know that you made similar choices and are extremely happy as well as successful
Don’t feel bad, I just got a flux welder & rod welder. I’m 76 yrs young, my dad had a body & fender shop when I was little and never learned acetylene torches. Now I can learn and it’s just for personal use & enjoyment.
Never to old, and it's always rewarding!
This is going to sound crazy! I have never went to welding school. I work at a farm equipment manufacturer and started out working on engines as welders worked on hoppers and frames 60 percent stainless steel and 40 percent mild steel.on occasioni would watch the welders and at times I would practice probably like anybody would given the opportunity. Within the first year of me working there I acquired my own welding machine and within three years I was head of my department in assembly both welding and mechanics. 21 years later I still have never touched a stick welder and don't know how it works. I recently bought a 220 mig for my home and flux core came with it and I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't fit through the tip. Didn't make any sense. I have learned more in 10 minutes of watching your video then I have in 24 years at my job. I basically know nothing about welding and was just through self learning one specific type of welding well two if you count stainless and mold two separate things both on a mig.
That is great! Enjoyed your comment! Hopefully I can help with a few other details. Thanks for following along. Appreciate it.
IT'S NOT CALLED WELDERUP FOR NOTHING. Great video brother👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing
Right on!
Hi Steve, I am a back yard welder as I don't have garage..I use flux core all of my welding on bodywork. I just upgraded to inverter welder and it's made my life a lot easier. Gas mig is better for indoor but new fabricators seem to be going flux core as cheaper and easier. Long time fan.
You need to add a video on how to weld magnetized metal by wrapping your stinger around the metal to demagnetize the metal.
Digging these style videos 👍🏻👍🏻
Love the information on the different wires, thanks.
No problem! You can find a lot more information here! wrgo.io/Welder101/18385
Started with 250 amp Arc Welding when i was young 12 years old and Have Since 28 Flux Core welded and Hard wired Also recently got a Cheap but Decent Mig Welder that Does both 220v 180 Amp Made my Wood Spliter @ 35 with that and then got a 200 Amp Arc Tig China Combo 110 and 220 that works good. Learning Tig now at 42 is different than the Previous Flux and Hard wire, I got it for Custom Exhaust but Like to make all my own stuff from Scraps around the Yard and have done so All my life, my dad taught me most of it including Brazing! I Like to watch your builds and Learn, Start with a Idea and turn it into Operational Machines and Tools i have done the same all my Life!
That's great Patrick! Keep working and never stop learning!
Enjoyed the tips
Good job! You have done a very good explanation. Better than I've seen before, from others. Well done!
Thanks Steve! Enjoying my Welder 101 course! All the little tips really add up. Keep em coming.
Great to hear! Thank you!
Great content. Thx for teaching
I prefer to use the term "work clamp" instead of ground clamp, that helps remove confusion when talking about DCEP or DCEN (polarity). Thanks for the content.
Great tip! Thanks.
I bought the miller matic 140 a few years back. It's done all rite for me.
You make it look very simple, the video is great and I thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thanks for watching! Tons more knowledge to learn inside my course. Have a look at another free training video here courses.welder101.com/?affcode=467552_bdrm9nxt
By far the best bag for your buck is a vulcan migmax 215 there 700$ ish out the door they do it all
Great little video man. Thanks for the info and tips. I bought a small Hobart 110 recently and it came with fluxcore. I switched it out to hardline, but didn’t even know I needed to switch polarity’s. Thanks for the help. From Alberta Canada 🇨🇦
Glad I could help
Really good information brother, 🙏 thanks!
Great Video. Good Explanation. Awesome Work
Thanks so much. I glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Quality content Steve!
Well explained thx
Thanks Steve, Great teacher period.
Thanks Randy!
Thanx for this content Steve! very handy hints!
You bet!
Great information. We homeschool, and my oldest wants to do a welding course this coming year. I took welding shop in high school, and have done it at different levels at different jobs, though I'm not a certified welder. I plan on drawing from your tips and tricks to help my son get started.
That is awesome!
Excellent Lesson. Thanks Steve.
Very welcome and thank you for watching!
Big thank you, for showing 🙏 from the UK
You are a great teacher Steve clear understanding yes sire I can see why you have many people that want to take your course. Pushing out some great welders 👍🏽
I appreciate that! Glad you got value out of that video
Good to see you again buddy take care love your videos
Thanks, you too!
Hello Steve another great episode. Welding sure has gotten easier when I first ever welded in high school in 75 it was only gas and arc welding then the next year we got mig welders always so much fun using them. Wishing everyone there well Take Care Sir
Thanks Timothy! Times are certainly different now
I learned a lot.
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge
Anytime! You can find more to learn right here wrgo.io/Welder101/18385
I don't know anything about welding but if Steve's showing it, then I'll watch it. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Awesome, thanks! Keep learning Shane! If you want more lessons like this feel free to checkout my course wrgo.io/Welder101/18385
Awesome stuff thank you learned a lot
Glad to hear it! You can always learn more here wrgo.io/Welder101/18385
thanks very informative for a biginner
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Super great lesson! Thanks.
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Thank you.
Awesome series 🤘
Thanks Keith!
Thanks mate explained well appreciate your expertise.
Glad it helped! There's plenty more videos just like this here! wrgo.io/Welder101/18385
Great video Steve!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the tips
You bet!
I have a Lincoln 140 with flex core 0.30 and argon good enough for me doing body panels and small stuff motorcycle and atv don't use it a lot but nice to have when you need it.
Can't wait to see the video on daul shield welding. Great video, thanks for explaining this so well.
Thanks! More coming soon and plenty more on my course already if you want to check it out here wrgo.io/Welder101/18385
I’ll second that! We rebuild/refurbish shears and pulverizes for a demolishing company.. a lot of 1”-4” thick material. Lots of volts and always dual shield
Definitely hard wire all the way! And I'm glad someone else can MIG aluminum as well as myself. Everyone says it's so difficult, yet I learned at age 13..And I agree on the 110 vs 220 as well Steve. I personally would NEVER buy 110 as I weld commercial equipment and semi trucks and trailers for a living that constantly haul 20+ ton and I sometimes weld for the entire day straight. I've actually gotten 1st and 2nd degree burns from the flash reflecting off the aluminum trailer walls in the summer. So please everyone wear a good quality welding helmet and protective clothing or sleeves at least.
I know this was 6 days ago but it's awesome seeing your videos, im doing tig right now on aluminum at school in the shop and it's some how came to me naturally it's hard but that's what makes it fun being able to accomplish the weld and succeed can't wait to make this a career 💪
With that attitude you will succeed. Thanks for watching Cole!
Congratulations Cole! Welcome to the aluminum family kid👊 Now master MIG welding aluminum as that's how I learned first 29 years ago or so..I was also a "natural" but my father was also a professional welder for yrs before heading into the trucking industry. He built and welded all sorts of race cars and hotrods, roll cages, etc..
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
My pleasure and thank you for watching!
Good stuff great explanation. I preheat aluminum when I weld with a spool
Thanks!
Hi Steve I sure miss the TV show...great to see you teaching the craft I took auto body class at Seattle central com. Collage back in 1977 did collision work then in the 90s built some custom cars for a millionaire 5 made the magazines
Street rooder rod action the best one I did won a Barris custom award at Sacramento it started out a 4door Hollywood ghram and I made it into a 2
Door roadster pie cut 4" at front to 0" at back wheels shortened 10" it looked like a Plymouth prowler he wanted to beat Chrysler to the punch... the first car I did another Hollywood ghram Eddie Murphy bought. Lots of welding bondo
primer and paint wet sanding and buffing I was the one guy doing it all but took pride in what I was doing I've got 3 rat rods - projects 34 chevy 4 door -1938 chevy coupe and a1947 ford coe I've also was welders helper on some big pipeline jobs in the early 2,000s but at 63 years old I still get the fizz when I pull out the welder and I'm still painting semi trucks at the big semi salvage yard here in Nebraska...weld on folks thanks Steve for showing the skills.
You are the Best Man! Thanks. Saludos de Argentina!
Thank you so much! Appreciate your comment Mellert Thomas. Thanks for watching.
When you tie up the flux core wire when you take it off, don't bend and break it... I did and lost 75% of the roll. Tried to get it back on the roll like fives times only to be defeated...
Very informative you are the best
Glad you think so! You can find more information like this here Paul wrgo.io/Welder101/18385
Steve I was wondering do you do brazing and could show a video how to braze
Yes, I will do that now that you ask!
I love brazing,use to braze in engineering class at school in GREAT BRITAIN 80s
Cool. I'm over 60. Learned somethings. Thanks.
That's great! Glad to provide any value wherever I can
I run a multiprocess machine and use different types of welding for different situations. I like both flux core and hard wire 👍🏽
That's the way to go! Keep it up!
It would be cool to see a video of the double shielded, I've never done that before.
Many thanks, always.
More to come! Glad you enjoyed
Yes sir
Steve I have just recently found you and your videos. It's nice to see someone old school and the different projects we have. This one is particularly a good one for me. I just bought one of those 110v welders. And the 2 different wires that I can use. My question for you is do I need to disconnect my batteries from my truck before welding on it? I'm hoping that you have more of these kind of videos available. Thank you so much for sharing this with me.
Yes, always disconnect. Your a cool guy, thanks for your comment!
I’ve had a 110 welder for over 20 years but I retired a few ago and now I want to learn more. It will do gas but I’ve not bought a bottle yet.
Thank you like that
awesome teacher,
Thanks you!
Steve hit on the subject of using different shielding gas, like 75/25 Argon mix or straight Co2.. Better penetration with Co2 but NOT normally as pretty of a weld although mine look just fine..
Hard wire duty cycles longer but I do use flux core on gates fence etc. Flux core is just one step above a coat hanger but I make it do what it do lol ☺👌🇺🇸
Great Vid!
Glad you liked it!
Lincoln MP 210 is the bomb I’ve been welding 22 years now and to be honest I didn’t ever want to use it in 110
That first run with the hard wire was a little cold, you where right. Still made a good weld though.
Let’s get on with it!
never hasd good results with flux core until the inverter machines appeared. and we have a supposed 240 over here
Thank you
No problem!
Nice! i'm a tight ass so ill stick with my flux core !!!
great stuff cheers Steve....
I have a hobart 110v flux core only machine. Fucking love it! I'm a beginner and this weld everything I needed so far! Paid for itself twice over just making camper bars for my truck! I've made many things I stare at and am proud I made it myself!
That's awesome to hear! Keep grindin!
Ohh... I see some Esab machines in the background 👌 Made in good old Sweden ✊ I have a 380 volt, 180 Amp hard wire Migatronic Mig welder myself. For stick welding i have a Luna 280 Amp
Good eye! And nice! That's a solid set Jerry
@@WelderUpVegas Its easy to notice a Esab 😎 I live in northern Sweden. Have you ever tried Kemppi?? Its welding machines made in Finland. They are badass!! My father used Kemppi when he owned a company with trucks, excavators and loaders.
Hell yeah steeve very informative bud.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for explaining everything in great detail and dumbing it down for us beginners. Well Done! I have subscribed with notifications. Can we run fluxcore with shielded gas to weld thicker material?
i bought inetub flux core wire e71t-gs if you can test that wire out. nowhere near the slag being thrown around or the fumes produced it actually does incredibly consistent good quality welds. did a lot of research of that wire vs cheap wire and its a night and day difference. looks like you are using a cheap wire truly is a massive difference in quality. wasnt even really producing any slag closer to using gas
i prefer dual sheild flux core on low carbon steels like buckets and equipment steel and is awsome when welding ar steels
With mig flux u got to get it hot enough for the slag to float to surface so I don't think push or pull matters but pull does make a nicer weld
TIG is my preferred for detailed and precision welding , but solid wire anything else,, I don't need to be portable 😆
can you run a video on drive wheel tension adjustment?? thanks
Excelent bro👏👏👏😎👍🏻
thanks!
Hi there good man thanks we want more
More to come! and more inside my welding course. Check out another free training video here courses.welder101.com/?affcode=467552_bdrm9nxt
Damn i learned alot from this video thanks for your time!!!
Glad I could help!
It would be good to have some guest come in and try this out. Watch the mistakes they make and how they correct the mistake and progress.
Great idea! Thanks Pat
Just need two extension cords wired right to two separate outlets to run a 220v welder. So yeah good advice get a 110v/220v then figure out the wiring later.
When all I had was 110 welder I used a lot of mapp gas to preheat stuff to get better penetration
That's how we used to weld All things cast iron and things like buckets in loaders n crap. I learned that tech probably 30 year's ago now. VERY few do it anymore that I'm aware of anyway
@@dieseldabz7104 i weld buckets at the mine and any thing over 1/2 thick gets 1000° preheat welded then heated 1200° degrees ish on the edge sprayed with water then reheated to 400° and covered with a blanket till its cooled down i found the water harden edge that are stress releaved last the longest for digging rocky soil
Bro I got love for you big dog and your channel ❤️
I appreciate that. Stay tuned for more!
Sir, I need your advice. I’m in the market for a smaller packable welder for my farm. New to welding. I have fencing as well as farm equipment. What type of welder/type do you recommend and why. I’m leaning towards either Miller or Hobart. Thank you and appreciate the continued knowledge. I’d be able to hook up to 110 & 220 via generator and socket no problem.
great video learning a lot . would like one of those jackets how do i get one ?
Welderup.com and click on store. It will show you all our merchandise. Thanks for watching!
How about some tricks and tips for DC lift tig aka scratch start Steve i bought a scratch start gun for my multi process inverter welder just need a little extra visual it is only way i pick up on how to do things excellent vids miss Welderup episodes
Thanks Steve ,Learned alot ,I have a flux core 110 , what setting do you recommend for galvanized car exhaust.? Dig the channel, keep it up dude!
Wish I could recommend but not seeing your project I would hate to give you the wrong advise and have something go wrong. I do give many examples on my Welder101 course but there is a cost but will tell you everything you need to know. Thanks for asking, sorry I could not help. Thanks for watching!
Steve I only have a 110 Lincoln 125HD flux core welder and I want to weld a 4 link on my 57 Belair. The 4 link kit is 3/16 thick. I'm gonna take your advice and preheat the steel. Which brand and thickness of wire do you recommend I use and can I preheat the steel with a mapgas torch?
You should invest in some anti spatter spray for the flux core. It makes clean up a lot easier and doesn’t leave as many BB’s on the surface. Great video though, and nice welds.
Good idea! Thanks for watching Justin.
I definitely see myself ALWAYS preheating from now on.
Why is my chicsgo 125 flux welder give me kick back when im welding. I have to keep the wire speed low to prevent that, even with thicker plate. Should i tighten the tension on it?
Make sure you tell everyone to keep wire in a good dry place
I only gave 110 in my garage. I need to shorten an axle.. would love to see how you preheat thick metal, and which is better for thick metal flux or gas both are 110?
Gas shielded flux core would work great when working with thick metal
I have a small gas powered 85 amp stick welder that is also a 4000/3500 watt generator . I'm looking at putting a spool gun on it so I can weld flux core wire. Would that have any effect on the wire weld?
Dam all this time I had to much pressure in my flux core. Lol 😂 Learned something new today thanks sir 😊 for this video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Happy to help!
I’m from Texas from A town called Eagle Pass. This year spring break planning to go to Vegas for a road trip if I go to your shop is it open for the public or not at the moment.