Yeah, you don't need shielding gas if you're welding flux core. It just spatters a lot. Most welders have an adapter for a tank so you can mig weld with shielding gas. It's cleaner and welds a nicer bead. I hardly use my tank since most of what I weld is out of eyesight, mostly trailers, machine buckets etc.. Sent from your Mom's house using Tapatalk
Flux welding also doesn't require nearly as much prep either. Basically it's like stick welding with a wire feed
You're probably gonna want gas, i have a 110 HF welder an it wont wont run a bead for sh!t without gas, added a small bottle and it makes a world of difference
I don't know you're exact welder but there should be a fitting on the back that you can screw in a hose to attach a bottle. If not it may not be compatible, but the Lincoln's I looked at all had one, the one I got came with a bottle and everything. There should be instructions on switching from mig to flux on the inside of the panel. On another note, not to be a dick.. But if you weren't joking I would suggest a how to book on mig and flux welding. Sent from your Mom's house using Tapatalk
if it doesn't have a fitting in the back for gas then it doesn't need it, but like brendon said there will be alot of spatter and porosity if you don't clean the area. I do fluxcore at work with gas and it throws down a really clean pretty bead. we also spray some anti-spatter on it to prevent it
