How to Set Up A Welder For Flux Core In 11 Mins | Flux Core Welding For Beginners | Gasless Welding
The video had to be shot completely 3 times over because I could not get all the info to fit in a tiny video. Flux core welding is relatively cheap and easy to do, plus you don't need anything fancy to do what you need to get done. Today I'll be showing you guys how to set up your welder for welding with flux core. Although getting the hang of your hand control is the biggest issue with bad welds, the rest will fall on setting up the machine settings for flux core as well. Please remember that these machines have to be set up with electrode positive.
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his is another long one fellas. Way too many of you guys are asking about this so instead of replying to each of you one at a time I'm just going to link this video for you and hopefully it helps out your flux core welding. I might become a flux core welding channel pretty soon lmao. Basically in the video I show you guys how to take a regular gasless welder and use it to weld upwards or vertical. Once you get the hang of it, its not that hard so as long as you keep trying, it should all work out!
How To Weld Flux Core Vertical Or Upwards For Beginners | Gasless Welding Tips and Tricks |
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Several people thought the flux core process was weak and dirty so this video is to basically test to see how well the welding process actually works. Settings are the same as last time and the welder is a vulcan omnipro 220 welder from harbor freight tools. Let me know if there are any other videos you guys want to see about welding and welding accessories.
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Learn how to take your basic welding skills to the next level with 5 easy things your can do to have better performing welds in less than 10 mins. I go through 5 easy ways to weld flux core wire and make it look like gas mig welds. You can take these tips and tricks to better your hand control and finally get the welding results you are looking for. Flux core welding for beginners is the best way to learn how to make clean and concise welds with just a little bit of effort. It only takes a little bit of practice and you will be welding like a pro in no time at all. Tools used in the video are the vulcan 220 welder from harbor freight. Slag hammer from harbor freight. Tig welding gloves from harbor freight and Lincoln flux core welding wire size .030.
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Theres a whole flux core welding playlist here on the channel full of videos like this so check it out!
Will do
For someone new to welding, the simple fact that you are going through a test and repeat process that takes time is a good lesson - thank you. Yours is the first video I’ve watched that shows the differences possible in slag behavior and assesses each result while explaining what you’re looking at. Subscribed!
Thank you! That means a lot! I hope you enjoy the other welding videos on my channel
Tom...I couldn’t agree more...absolutely AWESOME tutorial, so informative and concise. THANK YOU nightwrencher. 🤟🏼Also SUBSCRIBED 💋
does anyone else watch this guys videos over and over again?
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52 and finally learning to weld! Your videos have helped me more than anything! Much appreciated! Keep them coming 🤙
Thanks so much! Theres more coming soon!
You could not have been more clear. The sample trials and explanations between will help me a lot. Thanks very much
Thank you! I hope it helps you out!
I'll be looking for your other videos to watch and learn all I can thanks for the info and teaching
Dude this is an awesome video. Out of all the welding videos I've been watching, you've got the only ones that really break down this kind of detail in a concise manner. Good stuff. Thank you.
What a way to explain !!! Well done !! Thanks for the knowledge.
I really appreciate what you have done here for beginner welders like me. Lots of stuff coming together where before I had no idea!
And theres more to come 👍
Yeah I agree 100%
Great video and commentary. i am ready to tackle my first welding attempt!
Excellent video, you are articulate, you don’t endlessly repeat the information, moving quickly but with succinct sentences. I have watched two of your videos so far, even though I’ve been welding for years in both instances, learned new techniques and facts. Please continue teaching, your an excellent instructor, thank you. Subscribed
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it! Theres more videos on the subject on the channel and more to come so stay tuned!
One of the best breakdowns of flux welding I’ve seen! Thanks man!!!
awesome. I'm a visual learner, so to see the different test welds helps bigtime
Thank you! I hope it helps you out!
The wire speed explanation was eye opening and mind blowing lol. Was not able to figure out why I was getting a decent bead but not very good penetration. This gives me something to try with some knowledge and not just blindly pulling it out of thin air. Thanks
I just learned so much from your video. THANK YOU! As a new welder I was having trouble knowing what a good weld was. You broke it down into understandable steps and how to go about achieving a desired outcome. Again many thanks for the time it takes to but these videos together.
Another great video! These tutorials have really helped fine tune my welding.
Thats awesome man, and there are more to come 👍
Damn bro hands down your videos are the most educational by far!!! You keep it simple and make it easy to understand how and why things happen. Thank you....
Thank you sir! I really appreciate it! It means a lot! 👍
Wow, you put out a lot of good info. Thanks for posting and sharing for us! Gotta get my Lincoln 140 out and practice and do some welding. Yaaahhhhoooo!
I hope it helps, good luck!
I have the pos you showed at 3:35 from Harder Fate, been under the bench for years as I got and use their ac/DC stick welder. Broke it out recently due to seeing a diy video, but after some sloppy welding, built a yard trailer, but still not happy with it as I'm still in the learning curve. This is the second of your well-done videos I've seen, and... you're my new best friend! 😅
I really enjoyed this video. It taught me so much thank you.
Thank you! I hope it helps!
Nice video. I'll be seeting up my new Lincoln 140 soon, thanks for the tips!
Those are good welders. I had one for a few years before I got the weldpak 180 and now I have then omnipro 220
Great show! Thanks for sharing!
You have great presentation skills and video production skills! No waisted time, direct and to the point. You are a good teacher. Thank you for your excellent work!
I appreciate the compliments! Thank you!
Brilliant. You're a welder AND a communicator. Thank you for all your knowledge!
I'm honored! Much appreciated!
Thanks for this video. It help me to understand it more
Wow thanks a ton for this video. Out of the hundreds of videos I've watched I finally found the one that breaks it down for a beginner like me to understand. 👍
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Man you 100% have the nac for this s**t, not only the welding, but also the ability to explain it in a very understanding straight forward simplified manner. There many up and down all over the place crap out there for videos does that just leave you with more questions than the single answer you were looking for it’s disturbing, almost surprise’s me that the ER isn’t overflowing with people that just had welding accidents due to a KZhead video 😂! Honestly though I don’t usually leave a comment, but after watching an excessive amounts of hours worth of content in each time leaving me more clueless, I came across you video, witch led to you page. You are one of the very few ppl that can accurately answer the question that people are looking for the answer to without having to watch a full video and just have more questions because it didn’t even explain anything to do with what you were asking, but I confused you about a whole bunch more stuff that you didn’t even apply to this scenario or situation😅 . Amazing though, seriously, ur content has been extremely helpful. Appreciate 😎🥸😎
This was very helpful. Now I know I need to speed my sorry butt up a bit or slow my wire down. It's VERY helpful to see what "bad" welds look like and have you explain what the settings were.
I hope this helps you out! Good luck!
Awesome, learned something new today
I'm new to flux and welding. Your info is GREAT. After few videos of info..... SUBSCRIBED. Thanks. Keep up the GREAT job. 👍🏻 👍
Thank you! I hope they are helping you!
Great video bro!!
VERY helpful !! Thank You !! You have a new subscriber !!
Thank you! I appreciate it!
You earned my subscription with this video. Really good explanations.I Learned alot for such a short to the point video. Keep up the good teaching.
Any good ideas for a Cheap Stick welder for beginners?
@@stephenfaulkner1448 the plan is too make beginner stick welding videos in the near future!
Thanks so much it really helped
Thank you for taking time for this rookie !!
Thank you! I hope it helps!
@@NightWrencher It did ! Big time rookie new helmet hard time seeing my mess it helps o remove the film inside the hood also I can see (idiot)me !! lmao Thanks again !!!!!
Been welding ages ago and this video explains well how a flux core weld works.
Thank you!
My machine arrives next week and it's my first. A Lincoln Mig Pro 180 220v. I love your explanations and how you show the results and explain them. Subbed. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us and take care!
Thanks so much! I hope it helps out! Theres more videos on the topic here on the channel if you need more help! Good luck!
Helpful. Thanks!
Handy video pal. Best advice is with thinner metal less heat and low speed slowly add speed then heat. As car metal easyilly blows holes. Sound is a good thing to go by too. Sizzling bacon
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Thank you!
Thank you. Very helpful.
Thank you!
Great teaching. Diy for life.
Thank you! Good luck!
Great video 😊
This is a great video. Thank you
Thank you sir!
Fantastic. Thank you.
👍 theres a whole play list on welding here on the channel if you need more help.
Absolutely love this video and the results driven examples of changes in heat and wire speed and what the weld can look like at the weld, the heat marks, and also ease of slag removal. This is by far the best explanation and has helped me out tremendously. I'm 2 days into welding and doing some test runs and some real runs. It is evident I need to practice learning my machine and settings and metal thicknesses. I have the Ironton Flux core 125 for some basic home welding. I have 2 settings for voltage (1 is low and 2 is high) and 1-10 for wire speed setting. Where I struggle is what settings to use when I'm joining 16 gauge to 1/8" material as an example.....finding the right balance between just enough volts to not burn through the 16 gauge but hot enough to penetrate the 1/8" stock. For 1/8" material the settings are Voltage 2, wire speed 4. For 16 gauge the settings are Voltage 1, wire speed 4. I'm going to try to find a bunch of scrap metal sizes and really work the settings to get the best welds like you did in your example. Thanks again
Just saw your message bud, the trick is to turn down the voltage, start the arch on the thicker metal and run it into the thinner metal and quickly pull it back to the thicker one. Watch you vertical welding video, the concept is the same. Good luck!
I am forced to run the wire speed on 8 for 11-gauve/3.0mm stock with my CE-125.
Awesome thanks brother
@ around 4:21 Thank you so totally for the explanation of wire speed effecting voltage/amperage. I am struggling with the CE-125. Thinking about getting the 125-Titanium and seeing if DC voltage welding may give me more penetration and less inconsistent bead welds.
I know money is tight now but I've read too many bad reviews about the titanium 125 but the 170 was so much better. Just a thought.
@@toddrhine7648 Thanks for the reply. I purchased the CE-125 circa January/February 2022 for $160.00 + tax. It is on sale now for $90.00 + tax.. ☹️ However, the Titanium-125 is $200.00 off the normal $350.00 sales price! It's kinda on offer I cannot refuse.
I've heard the 125 wasnt too bad but I would look up yeswelders first. Maybe you can find something comparable for a good price.
Thank you for the hard work you put in to this video, it’s the best explanation on how to use the flux core welder I have seen . Thank You!!!!!
Thank you! That means a lot!
I just switched mine to Electrode negative like 2 days ago. I’ve been using flux core but I had my polarity wrong, it was setup for gas alll along 🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️😜 ooof. Good video
Lmao, big oof
Best advice I ever heard is it should sound like bacon cooking. 👍🏼
Good video. Thanks. I’d put on a long sleeve to avoid radiation burn. Speaking from experience.
Awesome video
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
Thank you for your videos, it really makes a difference showing different results. I bought a Simder Mig 140amp flux core/arc welder. I had an old Harbor Freight 120amp, but did not change to DC, so I thought the Simder would solve my problem - not. I'm 69 and build motorcycles and decided I need to learn to weld. I have built a high performance old 1976 Yamaha RD400 drag bike and I can't keep the front wheel down, so I need to build a wheelie bar. Problem is that whatever I adjust the volt and amp (amp also controls the wire feed wtf!) control knobs, the bead never gets that nice tan color you made and no getting that bright bead. It always looks like I'm burning the metal. I dropped the voltage to 14 and amp/feed to 40 and still burns. I'm practicing a flat bead on a 16 gauge coupon. I set the machine first to 17v and 60amps (roughly 110 wire speed). Maybe I'm getting old and stupid or this machine is a piece of shit - perhaps a little of both. Any thoughts about what I may need to try? Other than to toss it and get someone else to build the wheelie bar. Thank you and sorry about the rambling on.
Some machines are tricky to get right. Usually amps and wire speed are tied together because its the rate of the wire being pushed into the weld that causes the increase in amp draw, not nessesarily the machine adding amps itself. When I get stuck, I turn the machine all the way down on both voltage and speed and make a big spot weld. The machine should sound smooth as its making the spot weld and if its not, add wire speed and try again and keep going until the machine sounds smooth. Then try to make a bead. If you look close and move slow, you'll be able to add in what youre missing in no time.
Thank you for your response. I purchased a Titanium Flux Core 125 yesterday and I will do as you said. Thank you again!@@NightWrencher
I like those units a lot. Should work out well 👍
@@NightWrencher Haha, got rid of the Simder and the Titanium and bought a ArcCaptain 200 6 in 1. I really like this machine, I'm getting a little bit better. I sure know what you said about proper hand position is the thing to practice. Thanks again, you still lay the best beads on KZhead!
Good thing tha Lincoln and Miller do put a chart on their machines. I have a Lincoln 210MP and makes life so much easy. I do use Lincoln wire all the time ( Flux Core). For solid wire I use an Italian one from Amazon (Inetub), not bad wire.
Yeah I really like the lincoln welders, super easy to use and solid machines
i can second the inetub wire, it's great, minimal spalling
Great video, I'm old school anything I can stick weld is my first choice. My lincoln 140 welds good with gas as long as the winds not blowing!, I didnt know to reverse polarity when not using gas!. I bought the welder to do some body work!, I replaced rocker panels on our Honda ridgeline it worked great!. And now I have an old 71 hi-boy with a couple of minor spots to replace! And this video helps alot!. I must say it's amazing how a a 50 yr old truck made in AMERICA is in 20 times better shape than a 2010 Japanese rust bucket!. Never buy overseas crap!. Thanks for the video!.
You're welcome bud! Good luck!
Have a look at Fitzee's Fabrications, he does a lot of rust repairs on old vehicles.
You meant Chinese crap, Right. Just a thought.
That was very interesting. I have a less complex welder than the Harbor Freight unit you were using. I got my welder from Aldi here in Australia. It's a 100A unit without a digital display and I use 030 (0.8mm) flux core wire. One thing when you're filming welding, try putting a welding filter on the camera so that we can see the actual welding process instead of the bright flash. It could be helpful.
I film all my videos with my cell phone so if I can find an app that can change the coloring of the video of maybe something I can place over the phone that would be nice.
@@NightWrencher You could try placing a welding filter against the phone's camera. That might work, or it might not, but you could try it and see if the welding is bright enough for the camera to see it through the filter. Otherwise, maybe a lighter shade of filter might work. Some experimentation might be required to get the best result with the weld visibility. It would be unique, because I'm not aware of any other KZhead channel that does welding that's tried it.
The weld.com youtube channel has something like that. You should check it out
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Thanks you! I hope it helps!
Thank you!
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...Also the length and gauge of extension cord can effect the settings. The further you are from the source, the more you will have to play with voltage.
You're right but depends, the newer machines can compensate for voltage drop.
Yup, 14 gauge not ideal.
good tips....i had it totally backwards with wire speed....i thought slower speed would mean better penetration.
You would think so but no. Slower hand travel gives you better penetration 👍
Do you have a video on spot-weld thin metal ( auto) with a lot of warping thanks brother
Just thinking about that today, I don't have one but I plan to make it very soon
I cannot find a single video on KZhead where someone is flux-core welding 24-gauge square tubing. I see tons of videos of folks welding steel plates though. I suspect that flux-welding thin gauge tubing is beyond the skills of most so few (if anyone) is doing it. I'd be forever grateful if you could show how it's done. I have a gazebo made of 24-gauge square tubing and I'm going to have to replace quite a few railings. I sure could use some tips on how to get it done correctly.
So there was no conclusion on which settings were the best to use and exactly what they were here?
When you are welding 2 different thicknesses of metal together, do you use settings for the thicker or thinner material?
I always base it on the thinner one because you only need to worry about keeping the thinner metal in place while you weld and using the higher heat settings will make you burn through a lot easier.
When you say turning down the heat are you turning down the voltage or the wire speed? Thank you
I believe heat refers to the voltage.
Got some of exhaust can use
Thanks
Hope it helps!
thk you
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Thank you!
The material i usually used is a 1.2 tubular steel ,i'm a newby to flux cored weldingwhat is the ideal flux cored size do I need to use 0.6,0.8,0.9 or 1.0?
For thin materials you want to go as thin as you can for wire because it will require less heat to get it to flow and tacked together
I would use 0.6
Good video but you didn’t talk about stick out ,the distance from the contact tip to your work. That’s very lnportant for your volt setting, to far out your going to have less volts, to close the weld will spread out, not good depositing. You can take the gas diffuser off with flex core you see the puddle better, keep up the good work.
Thanks man, I appreciate it. I make so many welding videos I tend to miss details that I've mentioned in other videos thinking I already said them in the current video.
good welder is good, can you do a video on crapiest welder you can find, as thats what many have? lets say, wirespeed dial, min max switch and thats it. nothing else.
Ive been wanting to pick one up just to make videos on it. Maybe I'll do that soon
@@NightWrencher That would be awsome!
Can you give me any advice on welding 5160 spring steel and tool steel. I'm good with mild steel but penitration on spring steel (5160) is a problem for me.
I cant say too much except increase the heat. If itll take more wire speed without completely flooding the weld then go ahead and add more.
@@NightWrencher Thanks for that.I'll let you know how I go 👍
@@NightWrencher Acellent advice. I increased the heat as you advised however after watching you weld I realised I was traveling way to fast and my puddle was way to small. So I got hotter, slowed down, and made a bigger puddle which isn't hard for a guy my age. many thanks.
Glad to be of service!
Was this video before or after you advised every one to wear long sleeves so you don't get Sunburned on your arms?😊
I'm not sure but you should always wear a long sleeve 😂
5:08 i got the cheap welder with a min and max, how do i make it hotter?
You cant really make it "hotter" but you can turn voltage to max and wire speed to slow and just hold it in place longer
Alright ill try that out!
Hope it works out, good luck!
I'm gonna watch this, because I tried fluxcore welding for the first time this weekend, despite having watched many vids, and I only got shitty ass slag, it seems like the bead pops away from the surface to be welded, I got not adhesion/penetration at all.
First make sure your polarity is correct. Flux core is electrode negative so the ground clamp is +. Next I would make sure your gun tip is about 3/8"(10mm) away from the surface of the material, the closer, the better. Finally move slower and dont move the gun so much
@@NightWrencher Thanks a lot! I'll buy some steel tubes to practice. With a known gauge, I'll be ably to play with the settings of my machine, a very basic one that only does flux core (so no polarity inversion is possible). I was trying to weld a reinforcing bracket on a wheelbarrow. No idea of the gauge of the bracket, nor of the stock stands of the wheelbarrow. Heck, the brackets might've been galvanized, which probably affects the whole thing.
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Those who cant do, teach 💪
Your not taking in account your "preheating" the metal when your not allowing it to cool between test welds. When the metal is hot from the first weld the setting will act like they are a bit higher from then on.
I noticed your pulling your gun instead of pushing the puddle. Is one better than the other or…?
I used to push but pulling for me is way easier and gives me more control
how to weld 1/16 or 1/32 sheet metal with no gas with out burning
I'm working on it 👍
Is this wire made out of aluminum??
Can I use it on Stanley steel?? Thanks in advance
@@marcosfigueroa7905 flux core is a steel alloy with flux inside. You can weld to stainless but it will not be stainless anymore and can rust so it must be coated or painted
@@NightWrencher thanks for the answer
I honestly wouldn't bother changing an older welder over. Technology has moved so fast you can now have a beast of a welder that weights less than a watermelon & costs less than 150 quid. They have synergic technology onboard so all you really need do is tell it what wire gauge you are running & what metal thickness, It does the rest, pretty much. You can twiddle amps & volts if you like, but meh.. Older machines are heavy, suck at running flux core, draw far too many amps & are a general pita. My current favorite machine weights
At least with gasless there isn't the added expense of using gas to practice with .
Very true
You didn’t tell us what settings you changed to between 1st and 2nd and 3rd weld??
Yes I did, I said a little high on the heat. Knowing how much I raised it exactly wont help you because each welder is different even if theyre the same model. Just go up a 1 unit of whatever welder you have and try it. Eventually you'll find the sweet spot
"Turn up The Heat" = More Volts? "Turn up The Heat" = Faster Wire Speed? Which one?
More volts 👍
@@NightWrencher Thank you. I have an Omni Pro 220 and Easy Flux 125 both purchased several years on 25% off coupons. Now, with your help, I am going to do something with them!!
I hope it works out!
People tell me that flux core is rubbish and I cant get good welds without gas then I show them " rrrrrr I don't have gas...that is a flux core weld" Gas is not cheap in Australia if you are not welding all the time. Plus I have got so used to using flux core I only look for others if it is critical.
Its not rubbish. Check out my latest community post to see how my welds came out on this steel frame table I built
@@NightWrencher Exactly, there is a Tilt Trailer on my Ch you can see me driving a car off of, it was completely built with Gas less! kzhead.info/sun/gMqshcebrGugZJ8/bejne.html
Thats awesome man, great job!
For someone teaching a video ..you should set good example by wearing proper leather welding jacket
I wasnt about to wear my jacket in 95 degree weather for 30 mins of filming 🤣 I get where youre coming from though
Do you use an auto darkening helmet? What helmet do you use? Can you come to my house to help me? Just kidding😁
🤣 no can do amigo. Yes, I've tried to weld without one and its really hard to start your welds. I use the $45 harbor freight ones. They work well for beginners
@@NightWrencher thanks for your informative videos. After watching several videos of you I am starting to believe I moved to fast with my welds. I used to be pretty good with a stick back in high school welding for 3 straight years but been out of it more than 30 years and trying to start over with a Lincoln SP 120 Plus. Thx for your help
You'll get it, practice makes perfect 👌
Why would anyone put a rubber glove on their hand while welding?🤔😳🤪
Maybe because I wear them under my welding gloves so I can take them off and on really easily? 🤔
@@NightWrencher Didn't see a welding glove over it at anytime. Must not be a south Texas mescan. Those nitrile gloves create waterfalls around my cuffs when i use them. I only use them when changing oil in a engine or cleaning out a pellet grill. Try to get the job done quick as possible so i can get them off. The black ones are worse than the blue.
I dont wear the welding gloves unless I'm in the process of welding but sometimes not even then either. 🤣 I'm a mechanic by trade so I'm used to wearing the nitril gloves all day everyday even if its 120 outside. I start wearing the gloves at 5:30 in the video but take them off after each section
@@NightWrencher Okay. Since it refuses to stop raining here, and i have nothing better to do. I went back for the time stamp. @ 8:50 you start a weld with your right hand, that has a leather glove. That hand is clearly leaning on your left hand, with nothing more than a nitrile glove..... When i was much younger, i worked as a mechanic for a while. Was no such thing as mechanics gloves then. Even if there was, i would have been laughed out of the shop for wearing them. Wonder when that became a thing? I started using them because I'm a farmer. They work good for pesticides.
Its actually more common than you think. They even make you wear them at most dealerships. Taking off a set of gloves is much faster than to wash your hands especially when you need to on a quick test drive. I wasn't wearing my welding glove on my left hand because I didnt have it, I had left it at work. I film videos while in the middle of working on my own things at home so the gloves pretty much stay on all day 🤣 i just rinse the sweat off before eating and good to go
Great video bro!
Thank you! I appreciate it!