[Amalgam]

Hello guys, I am new at this forum so be patient I am a metal sculptor, and I have bee MIG welding for a while and even when i consider myself a good welder I would not try to weld anything where a life is at stake. Therefore, i still have some welding 101 questions. Here there is one of those. I did a litle experiment and found that I can use my MIG welder without gas to get some interesting texture on my pieces. however I am scared to mess up my equipment. Will I damage my welder doing that?

Thank you


Alfredo Alamo

[jpence38]

No sir, it will not mess up your welder. It may goober up your tip and nozzle from the weld spatter, but that can be cleaned off. Weld on

[Otto Nobedder]

jpence38 is correct, it will not harm your machine.

I caution you, however, not to rely on these gasless welds to support any weight or bear any stress from the wind, etc. If in doubt, conceal a proper weld on the back side of the piece (or wherever appropriate). Do not trust these "textures" to support your structure.

[Amalgam]

Thank you so much Otto and Jpence for your answer, now I feel free to do it.