Aluminum welding requirements

[Shield Arc]

blacksmith there are a lot of good push pull units on the market. For years I had a Cobramatic, but the gun is not a whole lot lighter than a spool gun, and then when you add the very heavy cables too, it really gets heavy and cumbersome!

Where people get into trouble is when trying to use a low end Mig welder, without a very short gun, with nylon liner, and proper drive rolls. When it comes to aluminum work, there is just no cheap way to do it!

[SeanMurphy265]

By the way the older cobramatic setups still bring a premium on eBay. I have attempted to get a cobra wire feed setup several times $$$.

[fdcmiami]

blacksmith there are a lot of good push pull units on the market. For years I had a Cobramatic, but the gun is not a whole lot lighter than a spool gun, and then when you add the very heavy cables too, it really gets heavy and cumbersome!

Where people get into trouble is when trying to use a low end Mig welder, without a very short gun, with nylon liner, and proper drive rolls. When it comes to aluminum work, there is just no cheap way to do it!

that setup is serious business. it almost looks like it could move under its own power.