Is there such a thing as crap wire, I haven't used .6 wire for about 10 years but I got a stiched with a repair job on a mates lorry cab. Long story. I have had this unopened reel of wire for at least 10 years but try as I might I cant get it to weld properly, it spits and drags like it was rusty - it's not. I am finding that I have to turn the power and WS up to get anything useful out of it. Rather defeats the object of using .6 wire. Put a reel of .8 in the welder and normal service is resumed. Any ideas?
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Yes quality varies a lot and Clarke will buy from the supplier who offers the most profit with little consideration for quality
Stick to the main brand names from a proper supplier, some of the ebay sellers are suspect that they are selling cheap rubbish in branded boxes.
Stick to the main brand names from a proper supplier, some of the ebay sellers are suspect that they are selling cheap rubbish in branded boxes.
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I have used SIP in the past, 90% of the time they are ok.
But when you get a pig, it is not a little bit of a pig.
It goes the whole hog, no pun intended.
I get my 0.6 wire from a local steel supplier, no issues.
But it sounds like the OP has had a bad wire, left it to long and now it will be no good for welding.
But it will make great wire for a de rusting tank.
I have used SIP in the past, 90% of the time they are ok.
But when you get a pig, it is not a little bit of a pig.
It goes the whole hog, no pun intended.
I get my 0.6 wire from a local steel supplier, no issues.
But it sounds like the OP has had a bad wire, left it to long and now it will be no good for welding.
But it will make great wire for a de rusting tank.
Now, if I can only remember how to fill a gap without blowing through..........I am not having a good week. it started off with a reel of crap wire, then I run out of gas, the new bottle I drive 20miles to collect turns out to be only half full, then to cap it off one side of the replacement wire's plastic reel split rendering the whole reel useless Arrrgggh and it's only Wednesday !!!
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