Fluxcore Puddle - What do you look at?

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Hi guys, new here. I was wondering what part of the puddle do you look at whilst fluxcore welding? One person says to look at the wire while someone else says the front part of the puddle.Also how do you get it consistent? Sometimes my welds look really good and then sometimes they are all over the place. Thanks for any advice.
Reply:Puddle.
Reply:When I could still weld good, I watched the puddle, not the wire.  Sometimes it's beneficial to look at the puddle from behind it, to see the profile, but that depends on your style of welding.  Flux core runs brighter than stick, so it can present problems when you have cataracts.
Reply:id say it depends which wire.    the heavier structural  wire (...t-8), i look at the molten flux, mostly behind my direction of travel every bit as much as the puddle.     the lighter  wire (211,212) not so critical, more the puddle.      wire stickout is watched for bothLast edited by 123weld; 2 Hours Ago at 01:16 AM.