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Offline Tutu

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What size wire for the mig welder?
« on: October 29, 2009, 04:10:25 PM »
What's the ideal size wire for panel work on my baby she's had a reprieve from being sold and now I'm going for it myself.


Unfortunatly 2 camaro's and chevy van are shouting at me as well.

I tried to sell some of them but they told me not to.
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Offline rhino33

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Re: What size wire for the mig welder?
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2009, 07:07:03 PM »
I use .023 wire with a .025 tip but the .025 wire works well also
I use a gas mix called argoshield a 75/25 mix
I use a hobart handler 140 mig welder with gas
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Re: What size wire for the mig welder?
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2009, 11:09:37 PM »
.023 as well
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Offline Tutu

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Re: What size wire for the mig welder?
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2009, 03:12:26 PM »
Quote from: rhino33 on October 29, 2009, 07:07:03 PM
I use .023 wire with a .025 tip but the .025 wire works well also
I use a gas mix called argoshield a 75/25 mix
I use a hobart handler 140 mig welder with gas

Hello Argonshield is co2/argon miz right? 0.23 is that guage? the smallest I could fine in the UK was 0.6mm is that the same?

I haven't bought my welder yet but looking at 30-200 amp one will 30amp be too powerful? I was assured that's the range I'm going for but I like to check.

Thanks Tutu
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