What do you do with the leftover MIG wire?

[mr haynes]

what the hell were they using 12" hypodermic needles for

For those that weren't able to find xl durex.....

 

[MetalMonkey]

Just hang on to it for the times you need to hold something uneven in a vice, or poke something, or hang something, or tie a bit of wire around something.
One thing is for sure, the moment you decide to launch it in to File 13, the following day you'll be needing just such a handy short length of thin wire.... That's guaranteed!

 

[8ob]

This thread reminds me of the 101 uses for a dead cat book

 

[steve t]

Bundle it up and chuck in a corner to trip up on it later. That's what I usually do

 

[Shox Dr]

Just hang on to it for the times you need to hold something uneven in a vice, or poke something, or hang something, or tie a bit of wire around something.
One thing is for sure, the moment you decide to launch it in to File 13, the following day you'll be needing just such a handy short length of thin wire.... That's guaranteed!

I know, especially when you forget you have a couple of thousand meters rolled up in the MIG

 

[MetalMonkey]

I know, especially when you forget you have a couple of thousand meters rolled up in the MIG

Ahh but I'm not going to spend less than 2 minutes plugging in the welder and running some off when I can spend at least half an hour searching around trying to find what I did with the couple of feet I coiled up and stashed "somewhere safe" a year ago for just in case.

Although the fastest way to find it would be to cut a new piece off. Five minutes later you'll trip over the bit you were looking for. That's also guaranteed!

 

[Arc Tourist]

This thread reminds me of the 101 uses for a dead cat book

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That would be an interesting read.

 

[arther dailey]

Faffing about? I learned a new UK word today.

thats the polite way of saying the same one that also begins with F and ends with g

 

[Domdom]

Faffing about? I learned a new UK word today.

LOL, The UK and USA. 2 countries divided with a common language

 

[Eric the chicken]

I was going to say, and correct spelling , but that would be rude.

 

[Bornfree]

Just buy it like this.

 

[Migmac]

what the hell were they using 12" hypodermic needles for

Foot surgery

 

[ajlelectronics]

LOL, The UK and USA. 2 countries divided with a common language

COMMON language?

 

[premmington]

Assuming a density of 7.85g/cm³, a price of £30/5Kg of 0.8mm wire and a 3m torch length. The 12 g of wire in the torch has a value of about 7p.

Fast maths - like it....

I do use 15kg MIG spools for cable storage.

 

[malcolm]

You know that last section of wire left in the liner after after it goes past the drive rolls; what do you do with it? Seems like such a waste.

Cut the end off after the tip and wind it back on to the spool before removing the spool. Assuming this is a question about swapping spools for a different size wire.

 

[Hopefuldave]

Hose clips with the Klamp-Tite-alike

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[Johnnybravo]

thats the polite way of saying the same one that also begins with F and ends with g

On a welding forum, there is no polite way to say Fibreglassing …

 

[Turbo]

what the hell were they using 12" hypodermic needles for

You haven't met my Doctor!

 

[Turbo]

As above, I use it for hanging things up for painting or electrolysis or for the citric acid bath.

 

[Keithmac]

Faffing about? I learned a new UK word today.

Faffing About > to spend time doing things in a way that is not well organized and that does not achieve much.

Stop faffing about and get on with it!

Could say the above many times a day at work...