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With the information we gathered from under the side cover, we set the shielding gas pressure at the regulator for about 24 cfh or cubic feet per hour. The majority of you reading this with the intent to weld at home or in the shop will use a 75- and 25-percent mixture of carbon dioxide and argon. Straight carbon dioxide is only used to weld much thicker material because it enables a hotter arc, but also leaves much more spatter than the mix.
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 With the information we gathered from under the side cover, we set the shielding gas pressure at the regulator for about 24 cfh or cubic feet per hour. The majority of you reading this with the intent to weld at home or in the shop will use a 75- and 25-percent mixture of carbon dioxide and argon. Straight carbon dioxide is only used to weld much thicker material because it enables a hotter arc, but also leaves much more spatter than the mix.  View Related Article

 

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