Why? Flux vs Gas MIG welding

[bobwills]

Your vary welcome. And its fairly easy telling a 6010/11 from others because it has those ripples and how it can be spotty at times in places. Its because its a fast freeze and dont flow like any of the other ones. And lol. I know what you mean. When someone is watching you it makes you real nervive. And yeah. I just hate them times when it keeps sticking. And thats good. Practice practice practice. And haha. I had a sun burn last weekend from welding these grates for a job for my dads company. And welcome. Mig is something i havnt done a whole lot with. O your about 20. Well im just 15 still. LOl. Been arc weldiing since i was about 12-13 i think. And i believe that would help you greatly. Im not much on 6011. Havnt burned any for about a year. Ive prolly gone through 5-10 pounds of them since ive stared. Just been out for quite a while so i havnt been able to for quite some time. And is it 105 for 1/8". I think you need to upgrade your welder. get you a powerarc 200. Ive bought one but im waiting on the shipment to come in. But what i have heard is they run real nice. I cant wait to get mine. My first welder i bought was a old lincoln electric 225. Gave 50 for it to my friends grandpa. Great thing to have back in a corner cause its always gonna work but i believe its time to upgrade to dc so i went with everlast. For the price cant beat it. Just hope its gonna be reliable.

[I_Love_Plasma]

haha enjoy what you have left of your teen years, 20's hit suddenly. Now that I think about it, it may not be getting as hot as I need because I'm using standard 6011 rod's with an AC buzz box.. I wonder if switching to AC rods would be better for now til a PA200 or PA300 comes along.....?

[DaveO]

There's a chart here that says most electrodes can be used with either AC or DC:
http://www.esabna.com/EUWeb/FM_handbook/577fm1_2.htm

And heat should be a matter of adjusting your welding amperage.

[I_Love_Plasma]

Well I guess as Gabe mentioned it is a fast freezing puddle. 7018's are a little better. I'm looking forward to posting pictures after putting all this knowledge to use.