The Use of MIG Welding in Custom Iron Fabrication

MIG welding is an important part of the fabrication process for your custom iron projects. While great care and time is taken on the hand crafting elements of your custom designs, there are also some areas in which welding can greatly speed up the process, and help create a better overall product once completed. The following are some of the reasons MIG welding is used as part of our fabrication, and how it benefits you in the end.

Whether you are working on a new iron fence around your property, a new gate, or you want a custom fabrication of your logo or other signage, you want your project completed in the shortest amount of time possible. While some parts of making your custom piece are completed by hand, in many cases, MIG welding is added to the process. This is due to the speed at which it can help a design come together. Fencing and other large products typically have large areas that need to be joined, without the use of bolts and other hardware. Using a MIG welder greatly speeds up this joining process as it doesn’t require the constant rod changes and slag chipping that other methods require.

Some welding methods result in metal transfer and splatters due to the high heat required to melt the metals. MIG welds are created with the use of a shielding gas, which prevents this from occurring on such a large scale. The result is a much cleaner join at the weld point, and much faster cleanup due to minimal spatter. There is also no need to remove slag after this process, which makes cleaning the weld even faster.

MIG welding uses an automatic, continuously fed wire to create the joins in the metal. This means, unlike other methods, the welder can use both hands to control the welder. This not only makes for increased speed, it also provides much better control throughout the process. This results in a much higher quality of weld, which is an important consideration for the overall durability and strength of your custom iron project.

There are many steps that go into turning your creative designs into reality, and while MIG welding is only one piece of the puzzle, it is an important one. By combining this with hand forging and other methods, you can be assured that your finished product will meet your exacting standards.