"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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I recently posted about solving a problem of ****ty MIG welds by changing
the wire, which had developed some rust.

In an attempt to prevent the new wire from rusting, I have made a
modification to my MIG. The mod was to build a little sheet metal
enclosure for the spool and put some silica gel in it:
http://home.comcast.net/~bobengelhar...e_keep_dry.jpg

The wire feeds out of it's box through a slot with two rubber flaps as a
seal. The box is sealed with RTV on the back and the MIG cover/door has
foam weather stripping that seals the front. The silica gel is in a
pouch, in the plastic chamber in the upper left corner.

I'll let you know how it works.

Bob

Interesting concept I wonder if this might be a good application for
camphor? I know it is a trick a lot of folk use in their tool boxes to keep
rust off measuring equipment.
Just a thought
Glenn