Which wire diameter?

[HockeyNomad]

Hi,

Looking to build a workbench and some shelving units from 2" x 5mm box section and angle, what mig wire diameter would suit this job the best?

 

[123hotchef]

.8mm

 

[123hotchef]

id probably use my arc set though

 

[HockeyNomad]

I have the option of using arc, and some 3.2 rods kicking about.

Just though it might be a good one for mig practice.

 

[MoreWellie]

out of choice I would use 1mm but if the .8 was already in the machine then I would use that

 

[HockeyNomad]

Thanks 1.0mm was what I was thinking would suit the thicker metal, I don't have any wire in the mig at the moment, and looking at the reels it's cheap enough to buy a reel for the project and not worry about what's left.

 

[123hotchef]

I said .8 because that is all I use in my machine

 

[HockeyNomad]

That makes sense,

Do you just adjust wire feed speed to compensate?

 

[123hotchef]

yep and power

 

[WorkshopChris]

That makes sense,

Do you just adjust wire feed speed to compensate?

You should also adjust the feed rollers as well, depending on the machine they may be reversible or change to a different set. smaller machines are normally 0.6mm & 0.8mm bigger machines may be 0.8mm & 1.0mm all depends.

 

[HockeyNomad]

Gotcha, I've just read the manual and specifically the settings page, and it's all there, so I guess just a case of RTFM.

But always worth asking,