Who Makes The Best Mig Wire ?

[Rodsmachineshop]

I use any wire that's the cheapest , to me they weld all the same to me if i adjust gas flow , some need more gas flow and some need less . most the time i use forney mig wire , since best price were i live

[geezer]

I use any wire that's the cheapest , to me they weld all the same to me if i adjust gas flow , some need more gas flow and some need less . most the time i use forney mig wire , since best price were i live

I have to agree with you Rod,,,but there are differences in the metal in the wire, depending on the maker,,,which takes me back to my early days in the oldmans body shop,,if you had an American car and an import with the paint on the fenders ground off,,and left them over night or over the weekend,,,in the morning the import would have a yellowish tinge of oxidation on the exposed metal,,,likely due to the absense of chome in the recycled metal used to build them,,,today everything is recycled metal and that can affect the heat required to melt it or the gas required to protect it,,,So each maker of wire makes it to the spec,, but there are subtle differences..most important thing is to get properly packaged and stored wire,,,,rusty wire from a good maker is stil crap..

[EchoSixMike]

Always been happy with Lincoln SuperArc 70S6 for mild steel. S/F....Ken M

[zoama]

My lws wants $100=shipping for a 40LB roll... I told them NO.

[performance]

The roll is actually 44 lbs.
What most people don't know is that frequently the price that they are quoted on other wire, while the same diameter roll, is only 30 lbs. But when you get 14 MORE pounds on a roll, the price goes up.

[zoama]

The roll is actually 44 lbs.
What most people don't know is that frequently the price that they are quoted on other wire, while the same diameter roll, is only 30 lbs. But when you get 14 MORE pounds on a roll, the price goes up.

I bought a roll from the ebay guy... says 40 lb 18kg on the box. The lws said the same, 40 lb.
It's a high price but I gotta see for myself how it does.

[performance]

I hope that wire isn't rusty. The box is suspect.