On 29/07/2020 22:12, Chris Green wrote:
Jimk wrote:
newshound Wrote in message:
On 29/07/2020 13:16, Fredxx wrote:
On 29/07/2020 02:06:31, John Rumm wrote:

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I wanted to weld up some bits of rebar outside, and the wind was quite
strong. So, ideal time to try it in MMA mode... and wow what a
difference! You can strike an arc with ease, it runs quiet and smooth
with a really nice stable DC arc, and makes it almost easy to get
pretty decent results with relatively little skill or practice. No
buzzing, spluttering, or sticking either.

Of course gasless wire would have done the trick too.

IME gasless wire is a bit sensitive to wind too.

Any more than separate gas in windy conditions?

All the advice I have seen suggests that gasless is better in outdoor
windy conditions. In fact it seems one of the reasons for choosing
gasless is when welding outdoors.

There are also some "dual shield" processes that use flux core with a
shielding gas as well.


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Cheers,

John.

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