[TheForge] Mig Wire

Kenny O. [email protected]
Thu Feb 5 22:12:00 2004


Ralph Sproul wrote:

>        Roger,  I've used a larger size liner than the wire I'm running, and
>the same size tip for hard wire(common steel wire used with gas) and dual
>shield wires(flux cored wire DESIGNED to run along with a shielding gas as
>well.
>        The place one would use a larger tip than the wire being run(along
>with a larger liner) is in the use of flux cored wire.  
>
In flux core there are two types of wire; seamless, and the type that is 
rolled like a Camel.
The seamless causes much less problems and wear and tear on rollers. The 
cost is more but if
hallow core is your major consumable seamless is the way to go.