Shipwright,
Hope I get this right. To my knowledge they don't make a .024 flux core wire. That is dinky stuff..can you imagine trying to roll the metal around the flux to form a tube! I think what they are saying is use solid wire with shielding gas on thin stuff (sheet metal).
As I tried to say earlier, flux cored wire is normally reserved for thicker plate, which of course means higher amperage. You would burn right through thin steel (20 ga) quite easily. That is why when an inexperienced person buys
one of these 110v machines to take home and weld
up his hood, he burns right through it, becomes frustrated and buys the gas attachment to run smaller gauge solid wire at a lower amperage... It's a conspiracy.
The term sheet metal is sort of ambiguous. Most often is means a galvanized product, but car people mean body steel. True galvanized sheet metal is a drag to weld plus it gives off very unhealthy fumes.
In conclusion, is it safe to say you aren't building many yachts in Colorado..see how I miss the details. I guess now you might be considered a Housewright.
Stuart.
