Henry,
Don't use straight argon on steel...it will look great and WILL BREAK. The
problem is no penatration. Use a mix or straight CO2.
joe
Henry Deaton wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Well, so far I like your interpretation of the electric class rules the
> best. The class is already there and all I have to do is finish building
> the darn thing and show up with it. This is great. I was sure I'd just be
> running for time this year.
>
> BTW, I've been practicing on my welding by building kick-scooters out of
> kid's bicycles. I'm using a friend's mig, but with flux-core wire. He's got
> the gas setup for aluminum right now with a bottle of 100% Argon. Anybody
> know if you can mig weld mild steel using 100% argon instead of CO2 or an
> Argon/CO2 mix? If not I'll get him a bottle of CO2 and some solid wire
> before I start the bike frame.
>
> Henry
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