1/8" MIG wire?

Date 01-23-2011 18:47

Unless its sub arc (SAW), my guess its a stick (SMAW) test.
1/8th inch rod for SMAW is very common as is 1/8 inch wire for SAW. Ive never seen or heard of 1/8 inch wire being used for hand held solid wire MIG welding these days.

By weldstudent (**)

Date 01-23-2011 21:12

its not stick, it is a solid wire and it is a semiautomatic welding process, its the size of the wire that i am confused about 1/8" seems too big for wirefeed, but thus far that is all that ive got to work with.

By welderbrent (*****)

Date 01-23-2011 22:05

In FCAW dual shield and innershield I have used electrodes up to 3/32. But not 1/8". Doesn't mean it isn't out there.

Now, for solid wire?? That would be a BIG solid wire.

Not anything I am familiar with. Good luck.

Have a Great Day, Brent

By mcostello (**)

Date 01-24-2011 02:53

Can I get that in a 10# roll?:)

By Tyler1970 (***)

Date 01-24-2011 22:11

I'd like to see it in a roll.

By jrw159

Date 01-24-2011 23:35

See it all the time on rolls for the SAW process.

By ctacker (****)

Date 01-24-2011 02:58

hand held subarc?

By js55

Date 01-24-2011 14:13

I think you might need to revisit the info you have. 1/8" is bigger than any MIG application I've seen, and I'm thinking there wol dbemore efficient ways to do it. Like SAW.
1/8" solid wire is pretty stiff to run through a bent neck for GMAW or SAW.

By weldstudent (**)

Date 01-24-2011 17:46

ok i talked to some one slightly smarter and the wire size is 1/16" but i still dont know the AWS classification.

By js55

Date 01-24-2011 21:24

If memory serves the Lincoln site will have good info on parameters.

By fschweighardt (***)

Date 01-25-2011 03:30

If they are using 1/16, they may be trying for a high deposition rate, which may also lead to them wanting to use spray transfer. 1/16" solid wire in full spray is something else, bring some hot pads or you will burn up.

By fschweighardt (***)

Date 01-25-2011 03:37

I just remembered Innersmoke, some of the biggest Lincoln stuff I could find is .120, so there is some almost 1/8" FCAW out there.

By Chris2626 (***)

Date 01-25-2011 06:33

I'e heard of 3/32 flux core wire like that and was told it is like coat hanger wire rolling out

By Superflux (****)

Date 01-25-2011 07:30

Wouldn't be the first time a Foreman, HR, Plant Mgr or other office puke didn't know what the heck they were talking about. Last fall some outfit in S.D. was wanting welders. I asked about the pay, and yeah for the couple of weeks duration, it would have been ok, especially since I had a friend in a nearby town I could hang with for free (beer). They said I had to pass a structural test to get hired...OK "What is the test" I asked? "It's AWS D1.1 structural welding test." they replied. "So exactly what is the test?" I inquired. "It's THE AWS D1.1 structural welding test." he replied and then...added, just to put me in my place...."Well if you're a so called journeyman welder and don't know what that is, we don't need you!"

Now if some of this info is correct with say a semi-auto SAW. Wow, 1/8" wire hand held would be like trying to give a bobcat a swirly

By Jim Hughes (***)

Date 01-25-2011 12:34

I agree. You have to be a pretty good size hawse to run that rig! Just the motor on the machine that would have to try to push that size wire through a liner would have to be big enough to make the lights dim when you pull the trigger. :)

Jim