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the snooper
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depends what you are welding .6 better for lower settings and thin steel
Ragnarok
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i use 0.8 for all mig stuff i do, i only use mig for 0.8ish to 4mm ish metal usually i don't like 0.6, the higher wire feed speed isn't as nice imo, people say it weld thiner but i always find 0.8 does bodywork fine, and that's in an sip top mig 195 25amp min, so i don't think 0.6 is worth it unless you're trying to do really thin stuff or something...
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I use .8 for everything as well. I used to keep a roll of .6 just in case but I gave it away as it was never going to get used. I don't weld less than 1mm with mig and it will do that no problem.
the snooper
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same here .8 all the way
Windy Miller
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Me too. I have a small roll of .6 that has been sitting around for ages and it will probably end up as tig wire!
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I did a series of seam welds (about 15' worth) using 0.6mm wire. Was on 0.9mm steel. Was easy to lay a continuous seam.
Most of the rest i use 0.9mm wire. If I'm lazy, I'll do a stitch weld with 0.8 or 0.9mm wire rather than change reels.
I don't use 0.6mm much as with a 4m torch, it works better if I change the liner for a 0.6mm one. Don't want to have to swap the liners often (have 3 sizes 0.6,0.9 and 1.15mm (0.025/0.035/0.045) liners.)
0.6mm is much more sensitive to torch/work distance. Takes a bit more practice. I don't like it on anything over 1.5mm as the wire speed is high.
Most of the rest i use 0.9mm wire. If I'm lazy, I'll do a stitch weld with 0.8 or 0.9mm wire rather than change reels.
I don't use 0.6mm much as with a 4m torch, it works better if I change the liner for a 0.6mm one. Don't want to have to swap the liners often (have 3 sizes 0.6,0.9 and 1.15mm (0.025/0.035/0.045) liners.)
0.6mm is much more sensitive to torch/work distance. Takes a bit more practice. I don't like it on anything over 1.5mm as the wire speed is high.
FWIW I prefer using 0.8mm wire for car bodywork. I use a SIP HandyMIG (non-turbo 90amp). Never had much joy with 0.6mm, probably due to the SIP welder having a questionable wire feed. 0.8mm wire seems to feed better in this welder and has already been said, the 0.8mm wire seems to tolerate a dodgy feed better than the 0.6mm wire too. I do seem to end up laying down taller welds with the 0.8mm though so there's more grinding to do afterwards. I can live with that though.
