Thread: Fabshield 23

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Can't help you with anything about Fabshield 23, but you should be able to patch sheet metal just fine with a good MIG welder. I never use flux coated wire though - I use solid wire with Argon/CO2 shielding gas. Just a matter of turning down the amps and the wire feed to match the gauge of the metal and it works fine. For sheet metal patching you use a bunch of full penetration tacks, spacing them out to minimize warping, same as TIG - tack, move down an inch or two and tack again, continuing until you've filled it in with solid weld all around. TIG's probably easier to control the heat, but MIG will work once you have the settings right.

Not a clue as to what Fabshield is, but solid wire with that C-25 (argon and CO2) shielding gas is the only way I have ever run a bead on light gauge body steel. As Roger pointed out, several tacks, and depending on the thickness, will determine how long you can run that tack. I generally try for a half inch or so, skipping 2-4 inches ahead then back to allow some cooling and minimize distortion which will always happen to some extent. If you are trying to run a continuous bead several inches long you will eventually "blow through" with flux core or solid wire. And TIG - itwill blow through as well when you localize too much heat

Any ideas on how I can adapt gas to m flux core welder would be appreciated. Thanks

Originally Posted by october-1881

Any ideas on how I can adapt gas to m flux core welder would be appreciated. Thanks

What welder (manufacturer & model) do you own?

Originally Posted by rspears

What welder (manufacturer & model) do you own?

It's a Campbell Hausfeld 30-85 amp, thanks

Originally Posted by october-1881

It's a Campbell Hausfeld 30-85 amp, thanks

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