Best Buget Welder To Buy?

[Sinister]

Originally Posted by 0331grunt

I've got a Lincoln WeldPak 100 (or something like that) and it works great. I was curious if you HAVE to run gas when doing patch work? I don't have regulator set up and just do flux. It's all I've done (self taught) and my practice patches seem to be good. Just curious.

Fluxcore will leave slag/residue which can come back to haunt you when you go to paint.

[mclairmo]

Originally Posted by Sinister

Fluxcore will leave slag/residue which can come back to haunt you when you go to paint.

I would avoid fluxcore. I used Argon to weld patch panels on my 67 Camaro and my 71 Mustang and no rust, no bubbles under the paint or any other problems for over 15 years.