Wire size ?

[Brian H]

Whats size wire do you use in your mig welder?

 

[GearHead1]

that all depends on how thick the metal is that you are welding. I use 35 for everything but sheet metal, then i use 30.

 

[MarcW]

.035 works pretty well all around, i will weld sheet metal with 0.035, but i dont have to cause i got a TIG :flipoff:

 

[NotMatt]

.030 for brackets/etc, .025 for sheetmetal.

 

[rollnhvy]

045 for most welding 1/4 to 3/4 of a inch or 030 for the smaller stuff. But it also depends on other factors like your type of wire... I like to use tri mark 777 dual shield for most welds

 

[Dude]

Depends on the gas, Co2 .035 is good and a mixed go .030 or 023 depending on what you weld. The small wire is expensive because you spool out more per minute but you can spray arc at a lower volt out put.

I personally like the .030 on a mixed gas, makes a good nice clean weld and can spray arc at 18 to 20 volts depending on the machine. I love hard wire that can spray like dual shield, its fast and easy to do.

 

[moto261]

hard wire is not as strong a dual sheld but its cheaper a lot cheaper

 

[Dude]

hard wire is not as strong a dual sheld but its cheaper a lot cheaper

did I say that?

dual sheil 70,000

hard wire 60,000

 

[MarcW]

did I say that?

dual sheil 70,000

hard wire 60,000

ummm, ER70 s-6 is 70,000 also. depends on wire specs. :flipoff:

 

[Shifty*EBP*]

1/16, .045, 0.35, .030, .023.

Wire strength depends on the series of wire, not the diameter, The ultimate strength of the weld is determined by the process used to deposit the filler material and the value of the parent material.

 

[Fullywrecked]

Most of my welding consist of 3/16-1/4". I use .030 hardwire with C25 gas and it works good for me.:beer:

 

[mudin]

i second fully wrecked

 

[Brian H]

I use 035 hard wire with 75/25 mix.