4 Types of Welding Explained: MIG vs TIG vs Stick vs Flux Core
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 Published On Feb 20, 2021

The 1,000 foot view of the most common welding processes.

All of the different welding processes and acronyms can be really confusing. In this video, I go over the following:

0:00 Intro
0:40 Stick Welding (Shielded Metal Arc Welding - SMAW)
4:00 Flux Core Arc Welding - FCAW
5:58 MIG Welding (Gas Metal Arc Welding - GMAW)
7:45 TIG Welding (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - GTAW)

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