Welding Flux-core with NO GAS | 3G Plate Test

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[@martinwilliams9285]

Out of all the welding procedures I've done, gasless flux is really underrated and gets a bad rep but with the right settings and polarity it runs like a champ. It does take time to get used to, I will say but once you get it dialed it's an amazing procedure to run and it's good when you want to weld projects revolving thin gauge metal like square tubing and despite the rumors it's pentrates metals ranging up from Qutar inch and above. Happy got to See Gasless flux being used for once

[@superdj2456]

For me being a complete noob flux core was my most hated for vertical but it’s just trial and error so much

[@indridcold1206]

Yeah it's handy for a job I previously had repairing shipping containers outside otherwise you would chew through the gas having reg wound right up. It does take a bit of getting used to but I liked it.

[@mikeymoney8676]

I’d rather do any test besides this one any process

[@rotam8680]

wait till you check out nr232

[@mattlawton4715]

Totally agree 👍

[@chrisduncan2626]

I bought a little 125amp flux core welder recently just for stuff that doesn't matter too much or to use where i dont have 240v access, and to be honest, if you know whats going on welding wise, it does great. Its different and more "violent" while welding but if you look past that, a puddle is a puddle. I find myself using it quite often when i dont wanna use argon or drag the generator somewhere.

[@maxr1401]

Cheap harbor freight 125 is now my go to around the farm! Lays a nice bead with good penetration and like you said, a good extension cord or a small generator and it's anywhere without a tank to lug around. Highly underrated and over looked. Technology has gotten way better over the last 25-30 years, back then they were kinda crappy and I think that's where the bad reputation came from

[@jjjordan3881]

So cool seeing what others would see when ur welding. When under the hood u dont realize how much sparks/light/smoke are thrown off.

[@user-gg4of8kj6y]

In practice, innershield, is an excellent process choice. Innershield provides good penetration in less than perfect condition of metal and to effectively self shield the puddle.

[@IsleOfFeldspar]

I’m glad I don’t have to fill beveled 1” thick material like you’re doing here. Those ten pound spools aren’t cheap.

[@Alejandro-pl3hj]

My first ever welding job was welding with this procedure, dont miss it one bit 😂

[@tonytroyer9729]

Would have been nice to see a picture in-between passes. Looks great! So many people don't like flux core because they can't see the penetration. I guess I have done enough stick that I can relate to flux.

[@jesuszprieto963]

😂😂😂😂

[@jerryrivera7704]

I wanna change the way you word your sentences you sounded very suspect.?

[@jacobcorbitt2966]

There are very few good videos with gasless fluxcore that people need to see. This one is nice. Good job 👍

[@Sumonroychy]

2:01

[@sonofadutchman9315]

Good job there Luke, FCAW takes a bit of practice, you’ve done well. If you continue doing a series of cored wire tutorials, I’d like to see a couple of things demonstrated ie , you do it with a K126 or similar torch/ hand piece. These are used in the field and also suitable for testing purposes. Next I’d like to see you diagnose some common field issues like incorrect polarity, excessive wire speed and it’s relationship to amperage, , too long/ too short stick out, the difference between ESO and CTTWD, mess about with torch angles etc. I realise that you are not doing paid “advertorials” but it looks to me like you are using NR211mp, good product and I’m not being paid to say that. Maybe eve do something with the T8 and pipeline wires..

[@meddlewithmetal5054]

Thank you for requesting to see all of those topics you mentioned..They are all main points that are vital to getting this process dialed in ... I'm still a student myself and those are all the areas that if you aren't made aware how to do those properly you will continue to struggle so thanks for that keen insight.. Hopefully Luke will be able to transfer that knowledge onto video and upload it to youtube the same way he did this one...

[@Red-mf5uq]

Burns just like a 7018 we weld on structural out in the field... our test was re bar with 2 3/8 plate the heat is what got most people

[@gelato3389]

What do you run it at? I test for this tomorrow

[@markadams3047]

That's a really nice suite case wire feeder you have and great video too.

[@Fwixi]

looks better than I would’ve thought .

[@prodigalson2670]

Flux core got me into welding, now doing it hurts me on a spiritual level.

[@Ihaveausernametoo]

In need of a third tube of 5 litre gas for a small 130 amp MIG welder I bought flux-core instead and reversed the polarity inside the machine (25 year old simple machine). If one is reverting the polarity of an older/simpler machine you might need to reverse the polarity of the wire feeder as well. Mine was simple, but they can be wired differently so make sure before you buy flux-core.

[@WelderinReno]

Wondering what diameter wire you used and its my understanding that a bead of 3/4" max is recommended for e71-t11.

[@jca66]

Idk where you are but here we would never use e71-t11 for anything this thick. Structural is nr-232 and max single pass is 5/16.

[@WelderinReno]

@@jca66 I was referring to stacking beads to a max of 3/4". It's allowed. D1.1

[@WelderinReno]

thats what I was thinking

[@WelderinReno]

great vid. I would have liked to hear what the wire diameter is

[@robloxmaniacdanceandshake7871]

Love love you guys!... More flux core stuff... We use it allot on the east coast... and, ship yards....Getting it good sometimes can be tricky.......Esp, with diff thickness' of metal....

[@AlexAlvarado956]

I use flux building offshore rigs in tx more flux vids would be great flux is a lot trickier than people may think

[@scottjones9451]

What diameter wire were you using? I watched the video and read the comments but I didn't catch that

[@_hector__]

0.035

[@michaelminers2612]

What happens to the backing strip? No one ever shows that, i guess grind off but is it stuck all the way?

[@ryanj2071]

For a Welder Qualification test, the backer is removed and 2 bend test specimens are cut. In the real world, 99% of the time they're left in place (unless it's architecturallly exposed or poses some other stress/fatigue problem)

[@charlieisquierdo1033]

Do a video w/ Innershield NR 232 .068" wire & NR 233 1/16" on 1 inch as well

[@doalex2085]

Oh;! Must be a Ironworker , ( 232 )

[@charlieisquierdo1033]

@@doalex2085 232 would be very interesting to see on a root pass lol

[@Eric-gq1xd]

been waiting on that video to come out

[@gsomoco2041]

Why no closeup of the finished cap and then no video showing some bend test?

[@Ytpooplol]

What size wire is that?

[@andystoolbox]

I am a diy flux core guy and if you use best welds nozzle dip your wire and weld will run hotter and cleaner.

[@travisjones9508]

I like it. We can not use grinders in our test just file and brush. Your is nice 👌

[@elkvis]

D1.5?

[@travisjones9508]

@@elkvis looks like it

[@jordanaguilar284]

Yeah same here dude I'm trying get my 4G 1" in flux

[@travisjones9508]

@@jordanaguilar284 run it a little hotter 4g

[@goldeneagle_wld245]

If you had the machine hot enough in the right settings you don't need to grind but it take some experience that everybody can master by practicing

[@junioribarra6885]

That’s was dope bro 🤙🏼

[@juanzumaran6066]

Greetings Luke, what wire diameter u using up?

[@JAMESWHITAKER-j7c]

Gladstone laboratories in Cincinnati ohio did all our bending and x-raying. For weld certificate.

[@Juantiflas]

I just started going to a welding school and most folks tend to BM flux and i dont undesrtand why???? ive only done it for like 2 days and im already in love with it lol

[@ericpepple]

For these tests they really shouldn’t allow people to have an elbow rest. When I’m welding up in a boom lift there’s typically no arm rest. These kids need to make sure they’re practicing with no arm rest and with both hands

[@dakotadaulton3148]

Ya I thought about that too

[@acousticmario6109]

U could always tack a rest to the lift.

[@canvas11xD]

What I was told is to first master welding with an arm rest and then free hand will come easier.

[@cowtowngangsta]

I would use a magnet elbow rest or even some chain vice. You’re also probably that guy that says they should use a file instead of a grinder.

[@LuisRamirez-xn4ck]

Right if you a welder you don’t need no arm or elbow rest real welders get comfortable without a rest

[@michaelfleury8472]

Yes! The Arcreach is awsome, I just picked one up my self. Can you do a couple more about fcaw-s with the Arcreach. Possibly using wire 1/16 or bigger?

[@sharpshooter012345]

Nice job. Would clean the buildup around the nozzle.

[@pogodaband]

Hi, why on the main pick there is an open root and than in the video u going with backing plate?

[@Carl-o8f]

Man that dude knows his shit

[@pieterlabuschagne7507]

Awesome welding thanks

[@doalex2085]

Whaaat;! Using a grinder, out here in California, as an Ironworker, we use (232) flux core, but we can’t use the grinder, but thanks for the tips, I have to re 🆙 my certs!

[@alfredoalonso728]

NR 232 and 7018 uphill everything!!! 😂

[@jca66]

You’re speaking my language.

[@davidarriaga1896]

Hell yea bro 433!! This man won’t get away with that arc length on 232/233 out here in LA!! And your jumping to high bro you gotta slow down and keep it tight like a dike !

[@42earthling]

Is this a characteristic of flux-core welding? if i had this result with MAG it would have meant that i have not controlled the weld pool sufficiently.

[@abasjabr7573]

thanks for sharing this knowledge your video is amazing and useful.

[@clasherofclans7914]

Brownsville Texas baby!

[@grantbustin3328]

Love seeing that locally made in the USA Profax FC400 mig gun. Not sure if y’all know but we offer a gasless setup for this gun and our HD mig guns, that helps with the spatter buildup. Would love to see that in the next gasless video. Keep up the great work guys, y’all have amazing content.

[@russellmckay8896]

I really like my Profax gun at work. Not sure the model number but it’s the most comfortable gun I’ve ever used

[@stanleysalters1195]

Very good video nice welds.

[@elkvis]

I always have trouble seeing my puddle when I run E71T-11, because of the smoke. Is there anything that can be done to improve the situation?

[@goldeneagle_wld245]

Yes negative pressure help a lot to dissipate the smoke and you can see the weldpodle more clearly

[@Anchorarms69]

@@alkohall4185 Yeah use a fan on a lower setting, not so high that you get porosity, but high enough to clear some of the smoke away.

[@kirkragland7563]

Use a fan pointed backwards to pull the smoke away never point the fan at your weld you'll almost always get porosity.

[@michaelminers2612]

Really good, interesting and well explained, thanks 👍 Mike , England

[@Bigcountry.2500hd]

I've done test up to 6g, an not ever used a backing plate. When did useing a backing plate become a test factor? Alway's started this test straight into the bottom of test plate's burning threw the tack, then make the transition while pushing the Weld forward, then point back down to bottom of starting point, then transition wire straight on the root walking back n forth, then at the top, run up am position straight on top of test plate the same as starting point. For me making all these transition's on test plate's, really help's when the test move into pipe Welding Test. Question, is the backing plate for beginners?

[@Bigcountry.2500hd]

He did a awesome job with the Welding Test.

[@Bigcountry.2500hd]

Would been nice to see the grind out, bend an break, cut up to see just how well Flux Core stand's up to, Stick/Mig Gas, Tig. Not seen a Flux Core Test plate bend an break test, or one Cut into piece's.

[@OrangeeTang]

Thanks, I appreciate that lesson.

[@machinistjalanan]

good job and looks comfortable, something to try!!!! 👏👍👍👍👍

[@houstongordon9337]

great video, but was that cap under 1/8 of inch >.>

[@alanrasmusson8413]

Good job man.

[@adorrable8976]

nice tutorials good job

[@hectorr814]

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[@ultrapyro6355]

Can you make a video from the 1g test with mig welding.

[@PaulyDownUnder]

I'm new to MIG welding, so have lots to learn... The .30" E71T flux core wire i use is marked as single pass, but you are doing multiple passes with it. Does that mean you can use it for multiple pass or do you have a multiple pass E71T flux core wire? If it is single pass and can be used for multiple pass, is the something special i need to know to do that?

[@davidpalen2543]

use 212 innershield for multiple passes

[@Oogabooga673]

Can u do some more 1/16th flux core wire having a lil trouble with it

[@daniloleyva8366]

Really appreciate your video ☺️

[@PeakyBlinder]

Why not use tip dip and spatter spray?.

[@ktmturbo5836]

What polarity did you use

[@dennisyoung4631]

Electrode Negative, I think.

[@ypaulbrown]

@@dennisyoung4631 yep...dc-

[@airforceoneye2663]

I'm surprised that you didn't put a land on the bevel

[@chiathach206]

What wire are you using? Wouldn't you need two more backing strip on top and bottom so it won't bend ?

[@nelsonamaya1454]

CAn you put the csmara litle bit clos to the fillet in every pass...when finished de fillet ...keep close the camara and pass over slowly to see...

[@zenteno5p]

Wht's wire size?

[@graaly1978]

I thought you couldn't grind your root for it to qualify, at least with the CWI's I have certed with haven't allowed grinding on root or covers.

[@connor4010]

So with gasless do u not push or angle up on vertical like u would with most other processes?

[@randomschittz9461]

If you pull with mig you get deeper penetration.

[@roberthoy9922]

How is it you’re using a grinder. I’m a union ironworker and the only cleanup tools we were aloud to use were the slag ax and a wire brush.

[@budgetratrodbuildbymike550]

all good , how ever your settings here are for your situation , sharing that info has no bearing on others situations, also you can change and reduce heat as you continue for your pc heat is increasing , for the heat input has no where to go, as you reduce your heat in this can youll gain better control as you progress through the weldment and have less hang out on the cap as you complete the process

[@rubinmxgp4864]

una pregunta amigo, que es mejor hilo tubular 1,2 mm o hilo tubular 1,6 mm en vertical. gracias.

[@bdavid9018]

Is the wire speed 22,3mm/second and the ampere 123?

[@justiceforall658]

I run that heat and speed and blow through immediately. 18.5&125

[@Mrfitrider1]

Excuse my ignorance. Isn't Flux core always gasless?

[@gonzalogarcia9112]

You can run gas with it. It’s called dual shield flux core.

[@weldtube]

There is two kinds: Dual Shield - with gas Shelf Shielding - no gas

[@madcapmagician6018]

they also have dual shield wire.

[@Anchorarms69]

FCAW-S = Flux Core Arc Welding Self Shielded FCAW-G = Flux Core Arc Welding Gas Shielded While they are technically considered to be the same thing, they really are like two different processes. There are lots of different wires in each category for a variety of applications.

[@dylpickles7341]

I feel like the biggest thing is in gasless flux core is to watch the puddle closer not the pool Also why no weave on the cap? Cuz you'd have to run hotter and that'd undercut?

[@CMArkansas]

what was the hood he was using? big fan

[@kickasswelder5698]

When I did my weld test I was only allowed to use a wire brush to clean it. Grinder is a cheat code

[@jojorumbles8749]

The shipyard I work at has banned gasless mig which makes me sad.

[@madcapmagician6018]

i certified with nr-232 nasty stuff... lol had fun with it, was goofing around with it and drilled a hole thru a 1" plate 🤣🤣🤣

[@wxndgo]

You’ll punch right thru if you push it going vert up right? I hear that shits gnarly.

[@jca66]

@@wxndgo it's not. Yes it like to run hot but it welds smooth as butter.

[@madcapmagician6018]

@@wxndgo it was funny i just held it there and let it burn thru ... =O lol

[@wxndgo]

@@madcapmagician6018 yeah sometimes I’ll just get the urge to just sit there and let her eat thru

[@ypaulbrown]

you never said what size wire

[@UniteForgetLeftRight]

I use DSFCAW all the time. I would really hate the slow travel speed of this process.

[@parmarram941]

Hello sir i am from India.. Nice

[@denningmp37]

Does fluxcore put out harmful fumes?

[@_hector__]

Yes

[@wademacphee3924]

Open root might work

[@poobank]

I wonder what the speed difference is between this Flux test vs Stick for this test?

[@garyteague9555]

Stick would be slower

[@itsshowtime8241]

ne nijayithi ki oka like vesukunna bro.....

[@ivanl1154]

Different ways of doing it. My cwi does not let me weave my welds

[@FranciscoHernandez-oh1lv]

What’s up man new to the channel. Do you guys have any videos on the basics of NR-232? I been looking for a while I haven’t really found any videos of the wire being ran or explained in detail.

[@zachurhahn6983]

Lincoln electric has the best video on 232 and 233

[@andygarza1540]

Hell yea best welders come from Brownsville Texas 💯💯

[@anthonyarnoneii3173]

why use the nozzle with no gas? NM, took it off.

[@jaydog3860]

can you go up hill or down hill in this test

[@J2D2S2]

School made me not like FCAW S at all but this video is very different from how they taught us

[@steelsoul7692]

Actually E 71-T11 has a way better looking than E71-T8 a.k.a. NR 232 but can't be use in Structural purposes

[@smoothsnailing2161]

“I see the problem wit it. It aint got no GAS in it!”

[@brnmcc01]

Using a proper CTTWD, and the right settings, the inner flux core turns into the gas you need. However with too tight of an arc and high wire speed, the wire won't have time to get hot enough, and the flux will bubble in your puddle, and cause all sorts of bad issues like wormhole porosity. With .035 flux core wire, you want to keep that stickout or CTTWD about 1/2"-5/8" of an inch. With the bigger welders and thicker NR212 wire etc, you can run up to about 1.25" stickout, but that's only if you have to get into a tight corner or something.

[@skitown11]

Nr 211 is not a pre qualified electrode for structural applications per AWS D1.1. Try it with nr232

[@freecheese4143]

What is the alloy and idea?

[@michaelbragel34]

Looking to weld a few pieces of railroad track together for an anvil substitute. What is your recommendation for accomplishing this so it will hold and last??

[@robertblackshear8963]

@My Name Lol. Man you're crazy lmao.

[@robertblackshear8963]

A 250amp stick welder with 5/32 11018 rod will get it done easily.

[@ryanabdool3421]

Wat brand of wire are u using

[@joshlawler4751]

What wire is this?

[@SIMON_WELDER]

Exelente trabajo 💪😎

[@bigdave6447]

Shielded fluxcore must have been invented by someone in the gas industry!!!

[@toomuxh9247]

I’m taking welding as my trade and I live in ga but I’m thinking of moving to Cali or Texas. This question is for anybody but is there anything I need to know. Like tips, rules, techniques, etc. In my first year of welding, I’ve done Oxyfeul Cutting, Stick, MIG (vertical, horizontal and overhead) and Flux Core (vertical, horizontal and overhead). I have very little experience with TIG, I’ve only watched my instructor do it.

[@stevehartlieb]

What size wire is that???????

[@deweyhuey2106]

I wanted to see the bend test

[@jca66]

Fail for sure. Those weaves definitely left inclusions.

[@georgelasala6588]

HOW MAECH HEAT DESTSION FROM RUN IT LIKE

[@dbmobileweldinginc5813]

Needed a lense so we can see

[@Ehinoa]

can we talk about where companies use these weld process applications? i never see gasless?

[@kundetjenesten]

The in-laws run a mechanical workshop and they do almost exclusively shielded flux core. It seems to be the new standard around here. Like wearing suspenders and a belt simultaneously, lol.

[@MCMUSICH]

Is using that like stick welding?

[@duanehenicke6602]

Yes