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Gas mig wire?
What size mig wire should I use for doing my cab corners, rockers, and floor pans? Also, how much will I need? I'll be using gas, not flux cored. Thanks!
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Re: Gas mig wire?
.23
btw you should have probably asked in the paint and body board but no biggie good luck with your repairs and practice first on scrap. ondrew |
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Re: Gas mig wire?
I use .30 in my little miller matic... Seems to work pretty good..
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Re: Gas mig wire?
I started out with the .23 but couldn't hardly see the wire so I switched to the .30 and was alot better for me.Of course I am blind in 1 eye and can't see out the other 1
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Re: Gas mig wire?
I also use .30 in my Hobart 210. Works great.
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Re: Gas mig wire?
You might rather use .023 easy grind wire. .23 wire is almost 1/4 inch thick.....Z
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Re: Gas mig wire?
I would go . 023-.025 on the wire on the tin.....I run .035 on the 200 amp lincoln, & while it can be turned down to do the tin, the old sp100 does a decent job on the lite stuff. Best of luck.....
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Re: Gas mig wire?
i knew someone would catch that. lol
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Re: Gas mig wire?
i'd use .025" for body work.
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Re: Gas mig wire?
Thanks for the help guys! Since I'm new at welding, I'll try somewhere in the .023-.025 range, as the less grinding after the better.
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Re: Gas mig wire?
I use the .023 from home depot in a 2lb roll in my little Lincoln. The .030 works good too, the .023 is just a little better for sheet metal.
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Re: Gas mig wire?
Glad I read this. I just picked up some .035 and it's burnin holes at the lowest juice setting. I've been using .030 before this spool. Now I'll have to try .025. Thanks guys.
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