Posted by TimV on March 31, 2016 at 07:00:59 from (74.78.234.72):
In Reply to: Sheet Metal Welding posted by Jiles on March 30, 2016 at 20:25:11:
Jiles: I've got the same welder and have had it for about 15 years. I keep it loaded with 0.023" solid-core and use gas. Remember that flux-core uses the opposite polarity of solid-core, and you need to swap the leads if you swap wire types. I have a AC/DC stick welder for anything too heavy for the little MIG, but it's been a very good welder. As noted, you can back it with a chunk of copper (even a piece of pounded-flat water pipe will work in a pinch) but you'll need to have everything clean--even flux-core doesn't like rust, and it's very easy to burn through thin metal because even a tiny amount of rust pitting will make the metal so thin that it will burn a hole through the minute you try to weld it.
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