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Can I use ANY MIG welder with gasless mode, aka. Flux core? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 month ago by PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz to c/welding@lemmy.ca

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I'm a total newbie, and I want to buy a cheap-ish welder that can do MIG and Flux Core (apparently this is gasless MIG), in case I want to opt into trying out in the future.

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[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz [S] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Thank you for the reassurance! Yes, I've already read about the dangers of using FCAW inside, I will be planning to do outside work anyways to repair my car's panel (I know FCAW is highly unideal for it, however it can be done with patience).

I would ask one more. I have seen a lot of welders advertised with MIG Flux specifically, even though they also sell just flux welders too. Is the difference between MIG and MIG Flux is that the default provided gun is either made for GMAW / MIG or FCAW / Flux, or a MIG Flux machine will never be able to do a MIG welding?

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[–] BillDaCatt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The big difference between a mig welder and a flux core only welder is the control hardware for the gas solenoid. The mig machine will have it and the flux only machine will not.

There might be a difference between the guns, but that is mostly the gas nozzle in the gun. You need it for GMAW but not for FCAW.

Upgrading from a FCAW only welder to GMAW will require buying a new welder. Modifying a FCAW only welder wouldn't be worth the effort.

If money is the issue, it was for me when I got my first welder, check out the welders offered on Amazon. Some of those are surprisingly good quality.

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