That’s some magic wire they must be selling, i better get some while I’m collecting the rocking horse pooIf it’s just standard solid wire then you can use it with co2 or ar/co2.
Looks like Toolstation know even less about it than SIP, “ High quality MIG welding wire for mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium and nickel applications”
The original name for MIG welding was Co2 welding.
No it wasn't.The original name for MIG welding was Co2 welding.
That would imply that CO2 is an inert gas, which it isn't.The original name for MIG welding was Co2 welding.
It was originally called gas-shielded metal arc welding, GMAW, and it was developed in the late 1940s. Prior to this, they had developed TIG/GTAW welding with inert gasses like Argon and Helium
Pretty much right. They used it on DC TIG and only later figured out how to make it work on AC, and used argon and argon mixtures. Later on came square wave AC and the need for helium to boost the arc was much less. You can pretty much do anything with square wave, pure argon, and enough amps.What was Heliarc? Vague recollection reading it was a Yank thing as they held the monopoly on helium. Used for fighter aircraft frames?
Probably got it completely wrong!
Sorry by the way if I came across as a bit short yesterdayThe original name for MIG welding was Co2 welding.
No it wasn't.
It was originally called gas-shielded metal arc welding, GMAW, and it was developed in the late 1940s. Prior to this, they had developed TIG/GTAW welding with inert gasses like Argon and Helium, and they transferred some of this tech over with a continuously fed wire electrode, for joining non ferrous metals like aluminium and magnesium alloys. Hence "MIG (metal inert gas).
It was after this, that they developed processes for steel, using MAG (metal active gas) - they realised they needed a somewhat active gas for steel (CO2 for example). They wanted the high deposition rate that they had achieved so successfully with the submerged-arc process.
We all, pretty much, call it "MIG" welding which is no more accurate than calling it CO2 welding
Yes but when you run out of wire in the middle of an urgent piece of work, and Toolstation is the closest place and has it in stock.... otherwise I agree, I'd buy online, better and cheaperJust had a look at Toolstation tonight.
No thanks, for welding.
The machines they sell are Draper, SIP and Scheppach.
That SIP wire costs a few quid more than Lincoln wire, from IFL on Ebay...