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  • Okay, yesterday I tried out MIG and here are the comparisons with stick welding:

    1. Mig doesn’t leave much of slag at all, the residue you get is more in a “dust” form which is much easier to brush off compared to the slag stick welding leaves
    2. Much harder to get impurities into the weld itself
    3. Harder to follow the weld line compared to stick welding using pencil holding technique
    4. Have to play with the settings quite a bit before you get consistent line
    5. Much better for spot welding because you can position your hand and electrode, and press the trigger when you are ready, avoiding additional hand movement.
    6. Surprisingly the spatter is more aggressive and gets stuck to surface more than my electrodes. Could be due to the wire I am using

    These are my notes so far.