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General purpose wire welding Maxwell 05-03-2008
Posted by on May 8, 2008, 11:17 am
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On Wed, 07 May 2008 23:14:18 -0700, Ernie Leimkuhler

>wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 06 May 2008 20:48:34 -0700, Ernie Leimkuhler
>>
>> Greetings Ernie,
>> Can .035 dual shield be used in a Lincoln SP125 Plus? And is it worth
>> it?
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
>>
>
>No.
>The machine can't handle dual-shield wire that large.
>That is why harris makes the tiny 0.030" stuff.
>
>Also the gun would melt down from the welding current.
>
>
Thanks Ernie. You know how it is. No matter how much capacity we have
we always try to push it.
Eric
>
>> >
>> >> > Ernie Leimkuhler wrote:
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the recommendations guys, I really appreciate it.
>> >>
>> >> Are there an good sources for wire, especially in smaller quantities,
>> >> on-line or otherwise?
>> >>
>> >> Availability always seems limit someone's ability to experiment.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >Getting dual-shield wires in small amounts is hard.
>> >
>> >Harris is the only company that sells these wires in small spools.
>> >
>> >http://www.harrisproductsgroup.com/consumables/alloys.asp?id=12
>> >
>> >What I usually do is buy a 30 lb spool of ESAB wire and spool it
>> >myself, if I want to use it in my spoolgun.
>> >
>> >You can buy ESAB 7100 Ultra, Dual-Shield wire in sizes down to 0.035".
>> >7100 Ultra is the best Gas Shielded Flux Core wire I have ever used.
>>


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