Flux-core welding
What is flux-core welding used for?
Quick answer
Flux-core welding is used for windy outdoor work, dirty steel, farm repairs and beginners who work outside. In Australian terms: fences, machinery repairs and paddock fixes where wind rules gas out.
Typical jobs
- windy outdoor work
- dirty steel
- farm repairs
- learning on who work outside
When to pick something else
Indoors on clean thin sheet, gas MIG is cleaner and quieter with less cleanup.