At 02:32 PM 5/18/98 -0700, Scott Beckman wrote:
>
>Which makes a better shielding gas for a MIG welder, Argon-CO2 mix or
straight
>CO2?
>
>BTW, my main purpose for the purchase of a MIG was to do autobody work.
Patch
>panels, floorboards, trunkpans, etc
>
>TIA,
>
>Scott
>
They (sales people at the welding supply house) told me
that for mild steel (like all the body parts of a car) it is best
to use a 75/25 % mix of Argon and CO2. If you are trying
to do Aluminum use the straight CO2
Regards Nils
Yardley, PA
59(100-6) 69XKE 72/73MGB 52MGTD
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