0.024/0.6mm wire

[shenion]

Been using 0.030/0.035 wire since day one. Picked up a small roll of 0.024 wire.

It seems much more sensitive to torch stickout length. I don't notice this with larger wire. I was wondering if other notice the same thing?

Was able to get the Miller dialed down to 18A with 0.030 wire. Could even go less but get close to the point wire does not arc, but just turns red and coils up Amp gauge (0-300A) barely moves

Still have tweaking on this Miller to do. As it was a spray-transfer only beast, will take a while to get my mods tuned in for light work.

 

[malcolm]

I changed over from 0.8mm to 0.6mm yesterday too. It does seem more sensitive to stick out - torch has to be closer to the work to reduce burnback.

Though for me that's because I was trying to reduce the amps to minimum so had the wire speed low - does need turning up a fair bit from the 0.8mm setting. Turn the wire speed down on that and it has to be closer to the work too.