WI88XJ
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I own a Craftsman gasless wire welder and I have a question about the two sizes of wire it can take.
I know what most of you welding folk feel about a 110 mig but I really like it for doing small stuff. It works pretty good for welding the cracks at the top corners of my rear hatch and around the door pillars. It also does a bang-up job for replacing the sheet metal on the floor. I realize that it is limited in it's capabilities, I have a professional welder that handles the heavy stuff. He's making me a really super tuff cross member right now.
I've been using the 30mm wire for everything and it holds fine. I see that it can feed 35mm wire too if I just change the tip. My question is does the heavier wire give you more penitration if you're welding 1/8" or 3/16" steel?
Thanks, Steve
I know what most of you welding folk feel about a 110 mig but I really like it for doing small stuff. It works pretty good for welding the cracks at the top corners of my rear hatch and around the door pillars. It also does a bang-up job for replacing the sheet metal on the floor. I realize that it is limited in it's capabilities, I have a professional welder that handles the heavy stuff. He's making me a really super tuff cross member right now.
I've been using the 30mm wire for everything and it holds fine. I see that it can feed 35mm wire too if I just change the tip. My question is does the heavier wire give you more penitration if you're welding 1/8" or 3/16" steel?
Thanks, Steve