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   Richard Smith to Bob La Londe   
   Re: Gasless Flux Core - Surprise   
   26 Mar 25 15:55:24   
   
   From: null@void.com   
      
   Bob La Londe  writes:   
      
   > On 3/25/2025 3:01 PM, Snag wrote:   
   >> On 3/24/2025 2:13 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > ...   
   >   
   > Yeah, generally MIG stainless takes tri-mix.   
   > ...   
   > Bob La Londe   
      
   Tri-mix - contains helium?   
   You seem to get / use much more He in the USA.   
      
   I once got to try a mix with He on stainless steel - rubbish welds at   
   their "house" conditions in "dip".  But when no-one was looking I   
   flipped it into "spray" and the foreman returning jumped backwards and   
   his his jaw dropped, and recovering a bit he asked "Did you just do   
   that?!".  To which I answered "Yes.  Here's the weld you want."   
      
   For most stainless MIG here we use Ar-1%O2.  Never tried it.   
      
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