Welding Thin Sheet Metal With Flux Core

Forget the larger 1 8 inch tungsten electrode and use a smaller one.

Welding thin sheet metal with flux core.

Try going for a wire of 023 inches when welding sheet metal. For sheet metal i use ine welding wire and it is just as good as their flux cored wire if you want you can grab one here. Don t attempt to weld thin materials like sheet metal with flux cored wires which put more heat into the base metal. 1 16 i will be welding on the low 1 setting with the wire speed set to 7.

For thin metal where burn through is a concern keep the electrode wire on the leading edge of the weld puddle. The demonstrator doesn t believe a mig process solid wire and shielding gas can weld galvanized where as plenty of us do. It is essential that you are already familiar with working with metal such as cutting it and are aware of the safety. Short bursts or tacks will help.

This guide will teach you how to weld steel with a flux core welder. To weld sheet metal with solid wires use electrode positive ep or reverse polarity. I use the method flux core to weld thin metals as the cabinets and steel wardrobes are made from thin metals. When welding vertical down begin at the top of a joint and weld down weaving slightly side to side.

How to weld steel with a flux cored welder. The video is about five and a half minutes long. I found a useful video on youtube that illustrates the flux core welding of galvanized steel. While wire feed welding sheet metal go for short bursts of welding instead of a going on a long bead.

Although flux cored welding is more forgiving of dirty metal than mig welding it s still a good idea to clean. Since the sheet metal for our container is a fairly thin gauge approx. Youtube flux core welding video.