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Wire welder ... relax and unwind

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larry o

01-01-2000 10:13:37




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Tried out my wire welder that I got for Christmas yesterday. All was fine until I started to put on the wire spool. They don't tell you in the instructions that the wire will come uncoiled like a cheap watch. It's amazing how fast and how much wire can end up in your hand and on the ground in two or three seconds. It's extremely hard to rewind the wire only to have it uncoil as you feed the machine. Does anyone know of a easy (or trick) way to feed the machine?

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Steve U.S. Alloys

01-03-2000 06:33:09




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 Re: wire welder ... relax and unwind in reply to larry o, 01-01-2000 10:13:37  
Larry,
Put the spool on the machine before releasing it from the small hole in the spool side wall as the other gentleman said. Keep a good hold on the spool and the wire as you release the wire from the hole in the edge of the spool. Rotating the spool w/one hand and guiding the wire w/the other hand, shove about three inches of wire thru the guide and past the drive roll and into the end of the liner. Lock down the tensioner before you let the wire go. Next, crank the wire speed all the way open and stand out in front of the machine with the gun in your hand and the liner cable stretched out straight. Stand where you can see the spool. Watch to be sure the spool continues to turn as you depress the gun trigger and feed the wire through the cable and out the contact tip. If you are using cored wire you should take the contact tip out. Cored wire has a tendency to flatten when snipped and this causes it to hang up on the contact tip. You may have to "screw" the contact tip onto the wire and past the flat spot. Reset your wire speed to 10:00 o'clock position. That will be a good place to start. You are now ready to make final adjustments to the tensioner. To make consumables last longer and to avoid unnecessary problems, I recommend tip dip if you don't already have it. We sell a lot of MIG pliers, too. They are a multi-tool designed to pull wire, cut wire, chip, remove contact tip, remove nozzles, and clean out spatter from the nozzle. Steve

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CLOONEY

01-01-2000 15:43:24




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 Re: wire welder ... relax and unwind in reply to larry o, 01-01-2000 10:13:37  
Larry, welcome to the world of welding. The best way I have found is to install the spool of wire with the end still fastened to the spool. Then use side cutters to clip wire at connection to side of spool,maintain tension on spool & wire AT ALL TIMES, while keeping tension on wire pull out about 6" then feed into feed roller, close bail,then pull trigger on gun to feed wire to tip. Make sure the spool brake is set with enough tension to keep spool from turning to easily. Also DON'T re-wind wire on roll or reuse unspooled wire.

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