stainless steel wire

[mick billman]

Hi, just signed up already having fun getting this far, but heres my question,l have a mig gasless welder & l,m trying to find a supplier of flux cored stainless steel wire, can anyone help or point me in the right direction:

 

[Country Joe]

Hi there, Mick & welcome to the forum!
As far as I know, gasless wire is only for mild steel.
Might be wrong though - just never come across it!
All the Best,
CJ

 

[Wozzaaah]

It's quite a specialist product and I don't know of anyone selling small spools of it but it is available in large spools at probably VERY scary amounts of money.
It doesn't work gasless though, it still needs a shielding gas so no good with your machine unless it's a dual-purpose one.

 

[TechnicAl]

Flux Cored Stainless is usually gas shielded and sizes smaller than 1.2mm are not that common. As its not designed for the DIY market the smallest spool is usually 5KG. It is possible to get diameters down to 0.9mm but its rare.
As for gasless stainless, it does exist but its very specialist. They used to use it for welding the turrets of Challenger Tanks and I think it was 2.0 or 2.4mm diameter. I doubt you will get small dia and small spool.

 

[chunkolini]

TechnicAl
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[Country Joe]

TechnicAl
I have missed you lately, this answer is why I have missed you.
You kniw the stuff, I hope things are going well.

Chunko'.

Yeah, I know what you mean, Chunko', thought the same thing myself before now, but probably wouldn't have actually said so. But since you have, I'll "second it"!

All the Best,
CJ

 

[TechnicAl]

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