IDing MIG wire...

[dwdw]

Being the wire is .045 its the same as what I use but to use it where you need a larger diameter I take about a 4 foot piece and fold it in halve and put the loose ends next one another in a vice and the the loop end in a hook or eye bolt in your battery drill and pull hard and run the drill and twist it tight. It will work well as a larger wire. Tried 2 pieces together but couldn't get a uniform twist. If you didn't twist tight enough just fuse the end together then it won't fray.
dwdw

[jtybt]

Thanks guys. I guess it forces me to keep my temps down because it's thin. For the most part, I'll be welding 1/16" (.063") wall SS tubing with maybe 1/8" bases or gussets so it looks like it'll work out for me. Most of the stuff will be 304 or 316 though I have stuff that's tuffer'n sh*t to grind. I hope it'll be OK.


I'm embarrassed to say I've been using it for making crab pots(traps)