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Arc or Wire feed?

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Dean E

12-22-2003 16:46:28




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I'm going to narrow up a rear end from a 1/2 ton truck.The last one I did I arc welded,can I wire feed it?Will be using miller 200,if that would be as good as arc welding it.Thank you for any info. Dean E




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Bill 52 8n

12-25-2003 16:13:57




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 Re: Arc or Wire feed? in reply to Dean E, 12-22-2003 16:46:28  
You can use mig, however you have to make sure there is absolutely no oil or grease or paint near your weld joint. Unlike stick, mig has no fluxing agents that help clean the weld pool, any dirt will result in porosity. Sructurally it should be fine since your probably running a 70 Klb wire in your machine.

Bill



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D.L.

12-22-2003 18:36:33




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 Re: Arc or Wire feed? in reply to Dean E, 12-22-2003 16:46:28  
Whenever possible, I choose wire over stick. Depends on how well I can control the conditions... I use solid wire (as opposed to flux core) so any significant wind and I'm out of commission with the MIG machine (blows the shielding gas away) BUT, the advantages to MIG are many... the heat is more concentrated, so there's less warp... the Heat Affected Zone is much less, I can fine tune the wire size and current to the steel I'm welding, so I can get excellent penetration without worring about burning through, AND, the weld is much cleaner so there's less metal prep before painting! When conditions are not a consideration (in other words, if I can bring the workpiece indoors or there's no wind) I'll choose MIG over stick every time! I think I get a far superior weld with WIRE!!!!

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