Patrick96LT4 said:
Tim, that'd be great. I have no idea what "duty cycle" and "flux core" are.
Patrick
Hey patrick.
Duty Cycle is a welding spec for the number of minutes in a 10 minute time period that the welder can be in use or welding.
A 100% would be 10 minutes of course, 20% would be 2 minutes and so on. Having a higher duty cycle of course is better when you are going to be doing a lot of welding, but for plate tacking and small bead projects a low duty cycle is no big deal. If you are
paying someone to weld for you at an hourly basis then of course it might matter more.
Flux core: There are two main types of mig welding wire. One of the best quick setups is flux core. It doesn't take any kind of map gas to protect the flame. Flux core tends to make a slighly messier weld and gives off a lot of smoke during the welding process. Its much better suited for welding in open areas with lots of ventilation. It can be used for what you are attempting, but unless you have the entire interior out of your car, I would recommend a welder with a gas hookup for any welding inside the car. Again I don't don't know your situation, so either may work for you. If you are going to be doing this inside a garage or shop, please make sure you have a really large fan to move the smoke out of the vehicle and plenty of welding blankets spread around the welding area and protecting the dash. There will be a LOT of splatter with flux core wire based welding.
Later,
Paul :thumbsup: