MIG Welding Wire

Curious about MIG welding wire. Currently using Lincoln Superarc L56 wire, doing a Floorpan replacement and rocker panel repair on an off topic car. Is there any advantage to using a different wire such as Esab easygrind or harris twenty gage brand wires?

 

I mig welded up a large hole (8" x 12") on my '56 Chevy floor. I used Lincoln .025 L56, with argon. I'm happy with the results, considering my limited mig skills. I'm more at home with stick electrode ac/dc.

 

less grinding= less heat= less warping

 

stick with mame brands. ESAB, Linicoln, Miller, etc. the Harbor Freight and other Chinese **** WILL give crummy results.

 

It's also nice that Home Depot carries full spools of Lincoln mig wire so when you run out at 8 pm you have a place to get some.

Don

 

Problem is mate that most of those "USA brands" are now made in china, Im a welder and use alot of Lincon flux cored wire, about 2 years ago I noticed the country of origin had changed to China, sad but true as Im a big fan of buying USA made stuff. The wire is still of a very high quality and I havent noticed a change in weld quality either. I use a bit of Hobart wire from time to time and thats still made in USA.

 

a close look at the origin of some of HFs wire , not China --Italy ! I ran some of it with CO2 and it "wet out:" nicely .

 

Already using the,L56, need to see if there is a "better" wire out there

 

Check out the forum at.....

http://www.hobartwelders.com/weldtalk/forum.php

Do a search for 'Dan' he's a member who is always testing different manufacturers mig wire and has some good input.