On Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:06:43 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 14:02:47 -0500, Terry Coombs
wrote:

I have one that's not feeding well , and wonder if it can - and
should - be cleaned . I have a new one on hand , but it's sized for
.035-.045 wire , and I usually use .025 solid . I have .035 flux core
loaded right now , but that was for an outside job that was blowing my
shield gas away and I'd much prefer to go back to solid - I also have
some .030 on hand but haven't yet tried it .

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Snag

What, you guys don't have 30' Q-tips or pipe cleaners where you live?


They can be cleaned..assuming its actually dirty enough to be an
issue. Most often..they have a kink in the liner somewhere.

Clean em by spoozing kerosene through the liner with compressed air,
after giving them a bit of a soak in a coffee can filled with kerosene
(or diesel etc etc)

I found a cheap injector for kero and other cleaners in tight spots to
be the cheap blunt-needle medical syringes from Ebay and Amazon. The
Viton pistons are immune to most solvents. I've used them to inject
woodworking glue into a wood joint, grease into a hard-to-get-to
bushing, and remove excess brake fluid from master cylinders.
http://tinyurl.com/yc6lq7f8 10 for $5, delivered.
(100ml are a buck with free shipping, too, if you want it large)

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