Hmmmm...not sure of the clime where you hang, but up here in Soggy,
Gloomy Seattle (read: stay away, it rains all year long) I have never
had a problem with steel mig wire corroding.
JR
Dweller in the cellar

Bob Engelhardt wrote:
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


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