🔩 308LFC-O X .035 X 1# Spool Blue Demon stainless steel gasless flux cored welding wire Review

Airgas near me only sells trimix in a 300 liter bottle so this is a good alternative. It doesn't run as smoothly as regular cored wire and seems to require a bit more heat than the aforementioned. Even after burning a pound of material I still haven't figured out that ideal settings result in welds that are too high on the flash, so I wouldn't recommend this for structural applications. Blue Demon doesn't seem to offer any recommended settings either, so you might need to play around with it a…

Tried on two Harbor Freight welders and one Lincoln welder. The Harbor Freight 110V Welder didn't have enough power, but it worked great on 220V. Surprisingly it worked great on a 110 volt Lincoln WeldPak 100. It opens up so many possibilities. Tested on .065 304 SST tubing with DCEP and 3/4 in. overhang. Pull, but hardly use the corner. Weld hot and fast with this wire for excellent results. You may want to preheat if trying this at 110v, or your start might be a bit lumpy. The slag is thin…

For cored wire, this wire is really good. Of course, you don't get great looking welds like TIG or MIG welding, but I was blown away by how well they came out. I've even successfully welded a vertical, although they don't recommend it. You must be sure that your welder supports DCEP (Positive Electrode). Running DCEN gave me larger, bubble-shaped welds with less penetration. Don't forget to remove the slag when you're done or the welds will look terrible. I put the coil in my machine (Lincoln…

I was skeptical about this product but since gas is expensive here in Orlando I decided to give it a try. Everything depends on your settings. I have a small Lincoln ProMig 140. Nothing special at 110v. After trial and error I found this wire feeder is best at 4.5, maybe 5 out of 10, which is pretty fast. The puddle works best when welded directly to the bead and not at an angle, doesn't pull/pinch the weld, allowing the puddle to just flow and melt if you move fast. I set my welder to maximum…

Disclaimer: I'm not a professional welder; Most of my experience (3 years) is with GMAW on mild steel and I don't like working with FCAW at all. Those of you more experienced with FCAW can laugh out loud at the probable newbie observations, which I detail below. I ran this wire through Millermatic 180 at 230 volt panels, horizontal and outer fillet welds; It worked fine for this purpose after I entered the settings. A few things that helped: - Preheat the workpiece to hell or stand by for a…