Fcaw-g vs mig uphill

bigworm40 · Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:27 pm

Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?

Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:49 pm

MIG does not have flux to cure as slag behind/below your puddle, and support your advance.

MIG-up requires finesse. And I hate doing it.

Steve S

AKweldshop · Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:33 pm

bigworm40 wrote:Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?

Cause that's how it is.....

taz · Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:09 am

Lol, that's the name of the game. I welded a killer overhead pass with fcaw-g testing a new wire for P91 material and if you saw it you would think I knew what I was doing. Hint: this was the first time I welded with flux core in my life.

Superiorwelding · Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:38 pm

bigworm40 wrote:Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?

Bigworm40,
I think you need to explain that one a little better. I can weld GMAW-P better than FCAW but that is bacause I am more experienced in pulse. Could that be the case for yourself?
-Jonthan

Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:27 pm

Plus many (not all) flux core wires have fast freeze characteristics. Solid wire does not.

jwright650 · Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:35 am

bigworm40 wrote:Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?

Gravity

stefano2015 · Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:46 am

Good to know:)