Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) is very easy to learn and is user friendly.  This welding process can be used in a wide variety of applications. 

• FCAW not only is easy to teach and to use, it's one of the most flexible welding processes around.
• FCAW is very similar to gas metal arc welding (GMAW). In GMAW, a solid steel wire is fed from a spool through drive rolls that push, pull, or push and pull the wire through the gun. The same is true with FCAW.
• When using FCAW, a welder does not have to stop and change rods as in SMAW. That means longer beads with fewer restarts, high weld deposit, and more production. This means less chance of defects in the restart area.
• If you are using FCAW in a shop, you really should have a strong point-of-contact ventilation system. If not, your lungs are going to be full of welding fumes, and that just isn't healthy.
• You can pick up a machine for less, but the ones that are right around $500 come set up completely for GMAW or FCAW.
• If you're careful and creative, FCAW has a lot of uses, and it really is a nice process for all skill levels.

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