Hi guys, got a 2nd hand wolf welder for near next to nothing, but it does have a wire feed problem, now i already went through the process of replacing the liner with curtain wire as it was feeling like there was a little more resistance than i would have liked in there, after doing that i had a look at the wire feed mechanism and after stripping it noticed that there are nylon teeth stripped off the reduction gears inside so that would explain the inconsistency in feeding.
so what i want to ask is as the wire feeder mechanism looks identical to a SIP feeder below
What I'd like to know is if anyone else has retrofitted a better feed mechanism than the SIP version? (even if its been fitted to an SIP machine)
Basically i don't want to buy a feed mech that everyone seems to bitch about if i can buy and fit something a bit better from the get go
That or if anyone has any dead mechanisms lying around that i could maybe blag some bits/parts from
I'm a hobbyist so cant justify blowing a big wad on a machine i will only use everynow and again
so what i want to ask is as the wire feeder mechanism looks identical to a SIP feeder below
What I'd like to know is if anyone else has retrofitted a better feed mechanism than the SIP version? (even if its been fitted to an SIP machine)
Basically i don't want to buy a feed mech that everyone seems to bitch about if i can buy and fit something a bit better from the get go
That or if anyone has any dead mechanisms lying around that i could maybe blag some bits/parts from
I'm a hobbyist so cant justify blowing a big wad on a machine i will only use everynow and again