Group buy: .023 drive rolls for IMIG machines
Recently there have been some posts talking about using .023 drive rolls in IMIG machines. IMIG owners know the machine’s smallest wire capacity is .030; I’d like to see if a .023 drive roll will work. There is a U.S. supplier with these rolls here:
http://weldingdirect.com/52drro0vgrnu.html
They sell for $18.20 each, but their minimum order is $50 not including shipping… so rather than load up on equipment that I don’t need (to meet the minimum purchase) I’m proposing a group buy to meet the purchase minimum and possibly expand the capability of your machine. Basically, this is a “will it work” gamble.
I’ve thought about the expenses involved, and it winds up being the cost of each roll, shipping from the vendor to me, then shipping to you, if you join. Each roll is $18.20, the vendor tells me that shipping is the UPS cost plus $4.50 handling, for a total of about $16.50. Since the rolls are about 1 ounce (I weighed mine this morning) I’m guessing U.S. first class mail plus the cost of a bubble wrap envelope to be about $2.50.
As far as expenses go, the unknown is the vendor’s shipping cost: if three guys join shipping could be as much as $5, so the max price would be $25.50, less if more people join.
Here’s my promise to anyone that joins: I’m not in this to make money, and I’ll ship as quickly as possible once I get rolls from the vendor. I’m doing this to share the Everlast joy- so for that reason I’d like to step out of the equation after shipping to you. I’ll provide a copy of the purchase documentation to all participants, and I wouldn’t leave anybody hanging, but I’d suggest that any subsequent communication with the vendor would be on your terms. My original thought was to keep this within the US for ease of mailing; instead anyone can play if you’re willing to pay actual postage from the US.
If you’d like to join, respond here or send a PM. We should probably set a “last call” for a couple days out so we can get the order in as quickly as possible. Let me know!
