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A strange question for you guys, my friend Lance has a MIG welder, non-flux wire, but he turns the gas off so as not to "waste it" on insignificant welding projects.  Any thoughts on this practice?
Reply:He's not too  smart? Love to see some pics of the welds he "saved gas" on. "Anybody can talk $h!t behind a monitor, I let the quality of my work speak for itself"Lincoln Square Wave 255 and 355 Tig Lincoln 255 Power-Mig w/ spool gun Koike 5 x 10 CNC plasma Hyd-Mech DM-10 bandsaw Ineco QB-76 NC tube bender
Reply:suuuuurreee your "friend" ....lol
Reply:What would be an insignificant welding project? If it's worth the steel, filler, grinding, paint, electricity, and his time, it's worth the gas.Burt _____________________Miller Syncrowave 250Millermatic 211Miller 375 Plasma Cutter Hobart Handler 12010FtDrillBit.com
Reply:Originally Posted by Poopiesuuuuurreee your "friend" ....lol
Reply:Originally Posted by CoupebuilderHe's not too  smart? Love to see some pics of the welds he "saved gas" on.
Reply:Originally Posted by wb4rtWhat would be an insignificant welding project? If it's worth the steel, filler, grinding, paint, electricity, and his time, it's worth the gas.
Reply:I use bare wire instead of coated stick electrodes when I don't want to waste time chipping off slag.
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumI use bare wire instead of coated stick electrodes when I don't want to waste time chipping off slag.
Reply:watcing that video is scary, was jsut wating for the operator to light up,
Reply:Dumb A$$Disclaimer; "I am just an a$$hole welder, don't take it personally ."
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Reply:what the heck is that thing?  Miller Dynasty 350Twenty Six HammersThree Crow BarsBig Rock
Reply:That's normal in the Philippines, espically in Manila where everybody is a welder, Even grandma, lol. I see it every year when I visit. People climb the power poles to hook up the wires to rob the city of the electricity. You get about 5-10 power outages a day
Reply:Thanks for the input everyone.  I showed this thread to Lance...hahaha....he got mad at first but then came to his senses and tried welding last night with the gas turned on, low and behold it worked!  By the way, he keeps calling the gas "spargon".   HAHAHAHAHAHAHA  WTF is spargon....
Reply:Spargon is Argon in the convenient spray can.  Eliminates all those messy hoses and regulators.  Not to be confused with Argoff, which is used to remove unsightly welds.
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumSpargon is Argon in the convenient spray can.  Eliminates all those messy hoses and regulators.  Not to be confused with Argoff, which is used to remove unsightly welds.
Reply:Believe it or not, you can get Argon in spray cans.  It's used to prolong the life of paints and wine.
Reply:Originally Posted by 8flatA strange question for you guys, my friend Lance has a MIG welder, non-flux wire, but he turns the gas off so as not to "waste it" on insignificant welding projects.  Any thoughts on this practice?
Reply:Originally Posted by b2major9thEver inadvertently run out of gas while welding?  Ever see what the "welds" look like after that?  LOLMike