Dual Shield Flux Core Welding Basics

Hi Jody, thanks for all your videos.
When would you use duel shield welding and why? Thank you

Shows much the same as most other wire welding videos but doesn't address why you would use 'Dual Shield'?

Lincoln makes several different dual shield wires and specifies either Co2 or 75/25 gas for particular gases.
Most wires will run better on one gas or the other.

I received one of those books from a SkillsUSA competition for welding in high-school, forgot what it was and have been looking for it for years. This short video helped me find it again!!

Thanks for your video mr

Looking at the first weld I can say you have to much spatter. I go with 27v and 33 wire speed for. 045 and 27v with 25 wire speed. I use a stickout of about 1/2 inch with co2 gas

I’m having a serious problem cold rolling on a 5/16” weld. I’m laying a light pass (less than 1/4”) under the 5/16” to get the size correct and it fuses fine on the top but the bottom is horrendous. I’m not sure if it’s my heat, angle, wire feed or travel speed. I’ve tried pulling, pushing and oscillating and I still get the same awful result. I’ll also admit that my stick out is a bit too far.

"if ur in a pinch, you can definitely get by with some vaseline" -Jody

the welding procedures book is a great resource, i have the red one and two other older ones.

Thank you!!

I can do it without the crown in the middle

If anybody has good videos on 1/16 dual shielded Fcaw-G with E71T-XM wire, I Have a 3g test monday let me know. 260-330 wire feed speed 24-30 volts
1/16 or 1/4 root w backing

Got the book good info in the uk we are 1mm in general so a.bit of maths to get the settings but I like the book

I do .125 c channel welding with dualsheild and we run 25 arc volts with 370 ipm, you don't have to weave at all going vertical because the sheer amount of wire and heat going in just fills the joint good

Love your tri angle got to love the fill speed

A little cold welders do it hotter

Flux core is such crappy,smokey work.Even with a smoke sucker.

So I am in a welding course at my local community college and the instructor had me welding lap joints with dual shield flux, but its not turning out well even when I've been doing it for the last few weeks so I should be getting it right but im not so he referred me here.

Does the sane volts nd wire speed apply to stainless fluxcore ?

I just started my first welding job and they run dual shield hot! It's 0.064 flux core Lincoln wire with 80cf of gas 28v and 310wfs

Need more videos and pod cast!!!!

What would your settings be for 5/8 plate with same wire? I did some wity .035 hardwire a few weeks ago at 28v-450 and it sounded almost like spray arc.

Can you perform groove vertical position using fcaw please?

Did you say a lighted chipping hammer?

Is this with gas?

Am going for co2 test on 4G full fcaw and smaw fcaw on Wednesday next week with saipem contracting Nigeria

What is the wire speed and current voltage

Wow, struggled w/ weld quality, turns out polarity and dragging are key features to sound weld w/gas+flux core
Thank you!!!

So, been awhile since you put this up, one thing I've noticed is that DUAL SHIELD requires a LOT of Volts... right? I bought an Everlast 230i mig and "they say" it's not recommended for "dual shield" welding because it too low power for "dual shield" even though it mentioned in the manual... I R Confuzed. Maybe there is a .035 E71T-1 wire that would work ok? ???

You are still the best Jody ;). I've got a lot of respect for you. 
God bless you!!!

Just drag it up ondual shielded 3g but for mig you can manipulate but run through the middle and pause on the sides let it build you can aslo get flat profile

Love your videos.

Learn something new everyday!

Hy man can u tell me what the settings would be for an analogy stick machine with a briefcase would be for vertical and overhead

Amazing video and straight to the point , back to back , I’m 18 years old working as a seamer operators helper at the moment , and skip lunch to practice my welding skills every day , your channel teaches me more than any of the fitters and welders that I talk to , not just that but awesome quality work as well , thank you Mr.Jody .

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Can you weld with this on the outside?? Please respond

I use an almost LOW spray setting with 75/25 gas and .45 esab dual shield, 25.5 and 315 for my ups, assuming it’s nothing structural. All around though, 26.5 and 432 is our “structural” setting. It’s a very quiet process. 26.5 and 432 can be difficult going up if you’re only doing a short bead though. For me anyways, I can weld 14” stiffeners all day long and they look great but I weld like a two year old on a 3” uphill bead 😂

FCAW is just so fun to do, and getting a 5/5 (which is incredibly rare) from my welding instructor on my T Joint today caused me to fall even more in love with this field. I intend to pursue my welding career at Washtenaw Community College for 2 years before either joining the work force as an entry level welder and fabricator, or transferring out to a larger university with a more advanced welding program for another 2 years, gaining a more advanced degree and certification, and joining the work force either as an instructor or as a professional welder.

Thanks for the info, your always my go to. Hope to see you at fab tech 21

Wonderful advise..amazing presentation

When you run flux core with 100% CO2 would that make it run in a globular mode of transfer ?

do a little oscillation and the start with a low creeper speed then drag upwards

that crown youre talking about i have found is due to that "stack triangles; give it that extra cron in the middle, ive found running complete stringers, which is faster and ends up with less heat input as your are not maniputing the wire. jrust allow the wire to drive itself in them which can create i nice flat weld. can send photos through of my welds running stirngs, at 24-25 v and about 7-8.2metres a minute

800 ipm going uphill is gonna give you some fancy new shoelaces.

nothing more I love than hearing "hey jody here"

The book is 30.00 at this time.

How much should I vary my settings for 308 filler, all other variables the same? Would I be best served looking at the wire directions?

Setting the standard my freind!