5kg wire prices

[spaffmonkey]

Evening all.
I was just wondering what price people a paying for a 5kg spool of general purpose 0.8 mig wire?

Normally only buy 15kg spools but new small welder requires the 5kg spool.

 

[grim_d]

£20-£25 for a decent btand.

Extortionate compared to 15kg spools

 

[spaffmonkey]

£20-£25 for a decent btand.

Extortionate compared to 15kg spools

That's why I had to ask works out a lot dearer on the 5kg

 

[Tangledfeet]

What diameter..? If 1.0mm...

Lincoln Supramig Mild Steel MIG Wire - 1.0MM - 5KG | eBay

Better bead profile and appearance. Solid wire for welding of structural steels. Ultimate GMAW wire for robotics and hard automation. Shielding Gas. Suitable For All Welding Positions.

www.ebay.co.uk

Made in UK too.

 

[spaffmonkey]

This welder runs 0.6 or 0.8

What diameter..? If 1.0mm...

Lincoln Supramig Mild Steel MIG Wire - 1.0MM - 5KG | eBay

Better bead profile and appearance. Solid wire for welding of structural steels. Ultimate GMAW wire for robotics and hard automation. Shielding Gas. Suitable For All Welding Positions.

www.ebay.co.uk

Made in UK too.

 

[Tangledfeet]

This welder runs 0.6 or 0.8

Oops, missed that!

 

[TechnicAl]

is this old??

Lincoln SupraMIG Mild Steel MIG Wire 0.8MM 5KG | Inverter Fusion Ltd Devon

5kg of 0.8mm solid MIG wire for welding of structural steels with better bead profile and appearance. Excellent feedability and very consistent welding performance making this the ultimate GMAW wire for robotics and hard automation.

www.inverterfusion.co.uk

 

[eddie49]

No, that IFL ad for 5kg of 0.8mm Lincoln Supramig at £14 plus VAT is on their current website.

 

[julianthegypsy]

No, that IFL ad for 5kg of 0.8mm Lincoln Supramig at £14 plus VAT is on their current website.

That's very good!

 

[spaffmonkey]

Looking at the link the spool of wire is on a metal reel which doesn't look like it would run on a hobby size welder. Or are they just using a generic picture?

 

[gaz1]

I made an external reel holder for mine and still use 15kg rolls

Upgrading Spool Holder, is it worth it?

I've got a SIP Autoplus 130 and it needs a bit of love to get it feeding wire well again. Currently it has the normal 0.8Kg spool holder but I'm considering putting a larger one on and I wonder if anyone who's done the same would care to comment on whether it made a difference or not? The feed...

www.mig-welding.co.uk

however note make sure the motor is good enough to pull it as the cheaper motors may fail pulling them

 

[bricol]

I stick a 5kg holder in the lathe, stick a 15kg reel on a tube on axle stands and wind from one to the other with a suitable stick to guide it as required.