How to (Flux Core) MIG Weld THIN Sheet Metal The (EZ WAY)
This video was a tough one. I tried to find the easiest way to weld thin sheet metal with flux core. Flux core is usually used for heavier metals and is not intended for sheet metal. I think the video turned out pretty well an I hope it helps you guys that asked for this video. If yall have any more videos that you want seen please drop them in the comments and I might just make them for you!!!! Thanks for watching and have a Blessed day!!!!!
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Really like the tip of laying it over and letting the wire lay itself down. Great tip 👍✌️🙃🇨🇦
Thanks for watching!!!
It is fun to watch people who are used to gas Mig when they first try flux core. They are always surprised how well it welds, flat welds and can gap fill. They have all listened to the negative stories about gasless and then when they try it, yes it is different, but with practice it is as good as gas mig AND cheaper as you dont need to buy gas. Think of it as miniature stick welding with a continuous stick feed , you can use it outside cos there is no gas to blow away. It also WILL weld onto metal that is a little rusty , it doesnt need to be factory clean metal. Any doubts, look at Bondo Billy youtube channel.
Buddy you nailed it ….. I’m new to it and learned to use extra stick out to reduce heat on super thin stuff …. For autobody it ain’t gotta be pretty. 👍🏻💪🏻
Yeah its pretty cool process!
Gas gets expensive if you do much welding. The yeswelder flux core wire is about as good as it gets.
@@2pist I like the blue demon and Hobart the best, and Arccaptain is good too. Kentucky
Hell, the wire that came with my warcking works great. And it's easy like his machine to swap between polarity by just swapping the + and - on the front of machine, unlike a lot of other more expensive units where you have to go inside the cover and unscrew the wires.
How to stop blowing holes. Turn the volts up, wire feed down they said.....turn the volts down, wire speed up they said.... You Sir, has given the most expert solution. Thank-you
Thank you, I hope it helps!!!!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us on the flux core. If you don't mind me saying, I watch Bondo Billy use flux core exclusively. Thanks a million again.
Thanks for watching. Ill have to check him out!!!
The harbor freight flux core nozzles fit perfectly. Nice video!
Thank you, ill have to try it!!!
I used for body work on a Chevy van. I expected it to be 20 gauge panels but I swear some were 24 gauge. I did but joints but if I did it again I would lap it (as Lakeside Autobody suggests) to get a thicker surface to weld. I think the backing of the table provided some cooling or stabilization - it might be a different animal if open air behind. Your tip about where to start the tack is great - may have made my work easier!
Thanks for watching, this flux core can be challenging, it can be done. I will say solid core sheilded gas makes life sooooo much easier. As for lapping pannels, the only problem ive seen with at is any time you lap metal together. There is a chance for dirt and moisture to get in between and rust it out. Also the other is you can't stretch the metal back out when you hammer and dolly the joint. The advantage of lapping is its stronger and easier to weld. Ive been building custom muscle cars and hot rods for 20 years doing all sheet metal and paint and body. Just a little friendly tip. Thanks for watching!!!
New subscriber. Honestly, ya had me at "hootinanny" lol thnx for the video
Hahaha welcome to the family!!!
if you can try to put a brass block behind where you're welding to pull the heat out of the workpiece to help stop blow-through
Aluminum works good also.
Copper is best I think. Get a pipe hanger it flat hold it behind and zap away until it gets to hot to hold.
Excellent video Great work !
Thank you very much!!!!
I've used flux core quite a bit on sheet metal, mostly18 to 20 guage, on a mid 70's Pontiac firebird. The key is patience. That table he's welding on is acting as a backing plate, which is something I highly recommend, when practical. This guy is right,dont buy into all the hype on flux core. If all you have is a cheap flux core machine, use it, practice, experiment with different brands of wire, try different settings , you'll be surprised at how good your welds will look the more time you spend with your welder. It's not the machine , it's the person using it...
I agree 100% thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you for the encouragement
Nice try AC! This video can be very helpful for many people doing body panel work. Great job!
Thanks for the support!!!!
Good stuff. 👍🍻
Thank you very much!!!!
Thank you Sir !!!
Your very welcome!!!!!!
I love fluxcore for bodywork i use 30 mostly occasionally 35 - nice job that 22 gauge is tough to not burn thru.
Thank you, yeah that 22 was tough. I haven't done a ton of flux core on body work, how ever I have 20 plus years using sheilded solid core mig on body work lol. Thank you for watching!!!!
You can use heat shrink tubing if you have no nozzle shield. I would avoid the type that has adhesive in it.
Thanks, that's an awesome tip!!
Excellent video, thanks for taking the time to share. Cheers
Thanks for watching!!!!!
You should have tried .023 flux core wire on thin sheet metal.
I wasn't sure if they made that, thanks for the tip!!!!
Hello, thank you for sharing your knowledge, I am new to the subject of welding, I am learning a little from the videos I watch on KZhead, I am trying to do a restoration on my old car that I bought, but I am confused since you say that if you weld two metal sheets it is better that there is no space between them. They are very close together, but in another video I watched they say that it is better to leave a small opening, the gauge of the sheet I am using is 18 gauge. Thanks for sharing, I really hope you can answer my question. thank you.😊
Every one has there own way of doing this, I guess its preference, but mine comes from 20 plus years of doing restoration and custom painting. Not to say a gap is wrong, but it does give more of a chance of warping because it gives the metal a place to move. What metal does as you weld it ,it shrinks. Its like pinching the center of a piece of paper the it wrinkles all around the outside, you should try that. Paper works alot like sheet metal. Ill put a link below of a fender that I repaired and made my own patch pannel from scratch. Hope this helps. Ill put 2 videos below. kzhead.info/sun/fNSddrJxm5hrfJE/bejne.htmlsi=3w5K0wwZm2yIyTbF kzhead.info/sun/hpqsoL6csaN8q58/bejne.htmlsi=wIWpONmw8F-p7GlL
Super bro😊
Thanks for watching!!!!
The fluxcore nozzle cover at Harbour Freight will fit the Arccaptian
Thank you i need to get one!
Thanks for all the tips, I weld outside so I have to use gasless flux wire. One thing I noticed u installed 0.35 wire on the welder, but you wrote 0.30 on the project. 🤔
It was 0.030 wire, i may of said the wrong thing lol, I get in a hurry
Nice panel, ky
Thank you!!!!
Greetings AC, thanks for sharing your knowledge on the process of welding thin metal. I purchased my Arccaptain mig200 about a month ago and have had moderate success using .030 flux wire on 26 gauge sheet metal. I am thinking with the additional info you have taught me it will take me to another level. Most of my experience in welding has been with heavy structural steel over the past 30 years. Retired know I wanted to take my welding to a whole new level. I have worked with many welder over the years and find this welder to be quite impressive so far. I did find out from another youtuber that Harbor Freight's FCAW GASLESS NOZZLE 2 PK SKU 63795 fits the Mig200 torch like a glove. Have a great day.
Thanks for the tip about the harbor freight piece. Thank you for the kind words. You will be a hero if you upgrade to solid core and use 0.023 wire it makes it sooooo much easier to do thin stuff!! Thank you for watching!!!!!!
I enjoyed the video and I did pick up some useful information, but it was less of a "how-to" and more of a "watch me do this". If I didn't know how to gasless weld at all, I still wouldn't after this video
FWIW if you have one of those portable lithium spot welders (automatic type, which detects closed circuit and releases huge charge after half a second) you can tack really thin metals together for soldering/brazing later if welding is too difficult. They're actually designed for tacking nickel strips to lithium battery packs' terminals, but I got them to work on .4mm sheet metal in lap joint. PS: I can't weld for sh*t, I avoid for thin material if possible.
Thats pretty cool I've never heard of those!!!
If you are doing a bunch of spot welds just use the spot weld feature on the Arccaptain.
Habit I guess lol
Very nice video showing the roller upclose all other videos dont show that
Thank you very much!!!
great video. So. it is possible. Now I can start bodywork with my lincoln welder. After I practice. Thank you
Awesome, you got this, if you have questions just ask!!!!!
🌮 ❤ the juicer the better
E71T-GS is a single-pass flux core wire which is common for the cheaper brands of flux core. E71T-11 is a multi-pass flux core wire useful for welding thicker stock, and includes the more expensive Lincoln and Hobart flux core wires commonly available.
Thank you for the tips, i haven't messed a whole lot with the flux core, alot of people was asking.
Forney flux core fries the best. I’ve tried all kinds of wire and forney is by far my favorite.
Ill have to try that!!!!!!
Hi id like to weld around my windscreen post will flux core work? It's a old toyota
It can be done ,you have to take your time, but if you had access to a solid core gas mig it would make life easier.
You think the gap could be the breath?
Whats it say?
Quality of wire is important, junk like "Horrible Fate" Vulcan is awful compared to Lincoln E-71T-11 or Hobart . I run a Lincoln 90i FC and on 20g have no problem running a normal bead, got to crank it down as far as possible move fast and support the two pieces as best possible. butt joints are difficult, if you need a level surface, use a flanger like what is used in body sheet metal work and lap joint it, then you can profile the bead flat. FC get's a bad rap because most people don't understand the prossees. Lincoln Electric has an excellent knowledge base article on FC, it's more geared towards big wire like what's used in shipyards and steel building construction. but the principles are the same. Something else that has an impact is moisture and your wire, keep spools in plastic bag's with dessacant packs in them, I also run a big one inside the wire compartment, it's has a blue spot that turns pink (put it in the microwave a few seconds and reactivate the pouch) otherwise remove the spool when not using it and put it in a sealed dry container.
Great tips!! I do like you and store mine in good freezer bags to keep the moister out. I plan on doing more videos on flux to get better with it. The more you know the better off you are. Thanks for the tips!!!
I was looking for a welder and decided to order this one i hope it's good
I use it weekly and Love it!!!!
@ACDesignsGarage i was looking at a harbor freight flux core but with the price and everything this one does i decided to buy it. Should be all i ever need
@@corybeard3426 awesome welcome to the welding world!!!!
@@ACDesignsGarage now gotta learn how lol
When I run electrode positive I get less splatter but the bead is tall. It has terrible penetration. The other way I get tons of splatter but the weld is flatter and doesn't round up on the edges. I checked the polarity with a multimeter and it was correct. I can't figure it out.
Here is my latest video it has tips to help with the spatter and more. Electrode negitave is the only way ive ever use flux. Get you some anti spatter spray and coat the area your going to weld then it just wipes off. Also i linked all the good stuff in the video ill link below. The yeswelder wire will help also. Thanks for watching!!! kzhead.info/sun/gLWykdFsn55rq6M/bejne.htmlsi=zH55jMujZFn8zfYv
I personally love flux core. For what I have to do, it's not worth the cost and trouble to buy a shielding gas bottle. Although gas mig is cleaner. Good video though as they dont teach how to weld thinner metal with any process in the classes ive taken.
Thank you for watching, I just finished another flux core video ill put the link here in my comment if you want to check it out! Thanks again for watching!!! kzhead.info/sun/gLWykdFsn55rq6M/bejne.htmlsi=vq9ZiFBNKD7llVGI
Great video very informative. Just curious when you weld 22 gauge with 75/25 what settings do you use?
Probably around 15.5 volts and 195 to 200 ipm, on the wire feed speed would be a good start. Let me know how that goes!!!!
I have the same machine and cart, and same cart on my tig machine. Kentucky
I love my setup also, that cart is awesome!!!!!
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Could the settings have been lower and not burned through as easily? 14-14.5?
You could ,I like to run a little hotter, believe it or not you put less heat in the part if its a lil hotter because you can get your tac formed faster instead of it spitting and popping.
The cleanest fluxcore wire I've used is INE stuff.
Thanks for the tip, ill try some!!!
Need to weld patches on a 71 VW bus . The metal seems to be 19 gauge . If I can copy what you can do " perfect "?
Cool project!! It should work great on that project, I have a 66 beetle, I love my vee dubs!!
Ok, I’m buying a MIG welder 😂. I have a fluxcore welder and need to do some sheet metal work. Not risking the burn though
It does make life alot easier!!!!! Im all about that hahahaha
I found fluxcore so much easier than gas. Especially outside in the wind. Looks like shit but got a lot more consistency and less blowouts. Perfect for a diy'er, takes up less space too
Your right, the more I use it the more I like it!!!!!
22 gauge...? Might as well be welding 1/4 inch plate! I welded together the metal frame from one of those organizers with the little drawers. Couldn't have been more than 50 gauge... Paper thin, Bible paper thin. And i flux cored it!!!
Impressive!!!!!
Welding starts at 20:30
28th mins, your settings a bit hot..
Looks like a 👞 heel
INE wire is about the cleanest I've ever used.
Thanks for the tip!!!!!
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If your gonna say "I'll quit yapping & get to it" then quit yapping & get to it. Lol It's like trying to get my Aunt off the phone, forever saying "ok, I'll let you go." 😂 just giving you a hard time.
Hahahaa na I like picking around. My problem is I have to much info for beginners and so lil time hahahaha thanks for watching!!!!!!
Isn't .30 wire hotter than .35
Usually the problem is it takes more heat to melt the 0.035
New subscriber. Only have flux core at the moment. Will be welding on the car in my profile picture. My late father's 1958 Plymouth Suburban. I grew up with this car. Learned how to drive and work on vehicles with it. Playlist on my channel if you're interested. 🤔
Awesome man ill have to check you out!!!!
35 wire is .09. Ky
Heel dolly
Thats my favorite!!!!
That’s a heel dolly. (Looks like the heel of a dress shoe.)
Those are my favorites, best all around!!!!
You dont remove slag as you go? Dirty weld!
How to weld video: takes 26 min to get a tac on. End of the video: first time using flux core🤷♂️
You can fast foward?? Maybe Im a fast learner.
Someone else that says k-nife like me 😂
Hahahaha
A lot of yapin not much happenin.
Man it took forever to actually start welding. Little info. Overlapping the sheet metal is MUCH easier. Believe me you’ll need to use filler either way. So save yourself some time
Its easier but youll have rust issues in the future if you lap it. Ive seen it a ton of times in my 20 years of doing restorations. Its stronger and faster to lap but it will bite you later lol.
Man this guy is terrible. Is it on purpose? Or does he really know nothing about Flux welding but str8 hating on it anyway?
Thanks for watching!
You do tooooo much talking, mostly rubbish
Thanks for watching anyways
Thank you so much for this video. I needed this to make my stove pipe out of tin roofing sheets I got for free. ❤️🇺🇸🫡
Awesome hope this video helps!!!!!
Flux Core works better than Mig Gas when there is a draft or breeze. Try welding outside with Gas.
I agree, if I do any welding outside flux works great!!