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Welders: How does MIG compare to plain old Arc Welding? With 6013 arc welding electrodes, its possible to do sheet metal work too. Plus, no need to maintain a g
by textread 3y ago
Welders: How does MIG compare to plain old Arc Welding?
With 6013 arc welding electrodes, its possible to do sheet metal work too.
Plus, no need to maintain a gas cylinder at hand.
- Blackthorn 3y agoI'm not gonna say stick is inferior, it's not. Just everyone's got a preference and for me it's tough to beat the convenience and ease of a MIG machine.
- textread 3y agoI am way too worried about gas cylinder accidents. Otherwise, I agree with you that MIG really is the most versatile. Thanks a lot for sharing the immaturity of flux coated gasless MIG wires.
- genter 3y agoIt might be possible to do sheet metal with 6013 (and I've tried it) but it's so miserable I wouldn't wish it on my worse enemy. The thick slag that forms makes it impossible to see the puddle. MIG is significantly faster, easier, and requires less cleanup with a grinder for thin metal. For thicker stuff, I've always liked 6011, but MIG is still a little faster and easier. I know for large scale industrial use (IE ship building) flux core wire feed with a shielding gas is faster that stick, simply because the welder doesn't have to stop and get a fresh electrode.