Education Time = MIG/FCAW ?

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i was reading in another forum where a guy was talking about using shielding gas with FCAW.... OK educate me, why would you do that ? seems to me Flux Core has it own shielding gases. so what are they doing and why ?MikeHH210Hobart Champ 10KLincoln Buzz BoxCampbell Hausfeld 115Victor JourneymanMilwaukee 14" Chop Saw7" Chop Saw4/12" horz band sawmetal benderother toys forthcoming.
Reply:Never heard of that being done. Unless you can quote what they were saying, it's possible the poster either didn't know what they were talking about or they were confused when using the acronyms.John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:not so fast..i've never done it but welderwomn has done this procedure many times...SHE will have an answer for that... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:some flux core needs a shield gas i don't know why i just know it doseChuckASME Pressure Vessel welder
Reply:It's called dual shield.
Reply:Ah, dang...you still can learn stuff everyday. Cool!John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Originally Posted by crenshawjmi was reading in another forum where a guy was talking about using shielding gas with FCAW.... OK educate me, why would you do that ? seems to me Flux Core has it own shielding gases. so what are they doing and why ?
Reply:I had a big discussion yesterday about this very subject, so I will tell you what my CWI books say. "Some electrodes are formulated to be used without any additional shielding other than that contained within the electrode. They are designated by the suffixes 3,4,6,7,8,10,11,13,and 14. However, those electrodes having the suffixes1,2,5,9, and 12 require some external shielding to aid in protecting the molten metal. Both types offer advantages, depending upon the application. Additionally, the suffixes G and GS refer to multiple pass respecively." Hope this helps, HenryA bad welder makes a good grinderA grinder and paint makes a welder that ain't!If you can't put a good weld on it, put alot of weld on it!
Reply:Additionally, the suffixes G and GS refer to multiple pass respecively." Hope this helps, Henry
Reply:thanks for the replies..... i learned something, i thought if you were running flux core you didn't need gas, but now i see there is different types of flux core. OK cool... yep i was reading a post os AWS forum, and ran across that. i thought to myself these guys are smoking crack.... but the joke is on me... there is a reason for it.... OK. thanks for the insight.... now that makes me wonder if the flux core wire i have needs for not needs gas, now i got to inventory my stash.... i thought the stuff was all the same.... guess not.MikeHH210Hobart Champ 10KLincoln Buzz BoxCampbell Hausfeld 115Victor JourneymanMilwaukee 14" Chop Saw7" Chop Saw4/12" horz band sawmetal benderother toys forthcoming.
Reply:BTW...thanx for the props Zap