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Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:27 pm
by bigworm40
Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?
Re: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:49 pm
by Otto Nobedder
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
Re: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:33 pm
by AKweldshop
bigworm40 wrote:Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?
Cause that's how it is.....
Re: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:09 am
by taz
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.
Re: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:38 pm
by Superiorwelding
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
Re: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:27 pm
by weldin mike 27
Plus many (not all) flux core wires have fast freeze characteristics. Solid wire does not.
Re: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:35 am
by jwright650
bigworm40 wrote:Why can I weld like a champ uphill fcaw-g but not mig?
Gravity
Re: Fcaw-g vs mig uphill
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:46 am
by stefano2015
Good to know:)