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My welds (Harbor Freight Flux Core)

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Old 04-11-2006, 10:20 AM
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i cant get any beads with my flizzux welder. those dont look too bad.
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Old 04-11-2006, 10:31 AM
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i cant get any beads with my flizzux welder. those dont look too bad.
I'll show you how it's done at the meet this weekend. Sunglasses and all
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Old 04-11-2006, 10:11 PM
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hahaha. We'll see
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Old 04-12-2006, 10:20 PM
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Harbor Frieght FTW!! Machine's good for what you pay for it, welds wont be pretty, but ---- they hold.
My first few hours of hottness:

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Old 04-13-2006, 11:45 PM
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I've only tried flux core wire once when I ran out of mig wire.I hate the sound it makes.It "hisses" and it scares me

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Old 04-14-2006, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 89sipimpin
Harbor Frieght FTW!! Machine's good for what you pay for it, welds wont be pretty, but ---- they hold.
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that came out really good. i need to practice
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Old 04-14-2006, 05:44 PM
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Werd, looks very good! Now do that on a thinner pipe & you'll be better than 95% of the people doing flux. Better than I can. :\
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Old 04-14-2006, 10:17 PM
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flux is gangster except for the spatter, I cover that ---- up with heat wrap :P
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To anyone who buys any of these machines: throw away the wire that came with it and buy something better. World of difference.
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Yeah I can use this machine just ------- **** if I would learn to measure things a few time and mock ---- up

My downpipe was a massacre at first, filling huge gaps and ----

When I get 2 pieces aligned perfect with little or not gap and can make a nice little bead, easy ----

Welders paid for itself a few times alredy easily
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