On Wed, 9 Aug 2017 16:10:03 -0500, Terry Coombs
wrote:

On 8/9/2017 3:06 PM, 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
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)


No kinks , I have it out of the lead . I was thinking maybe a
kerosene soak as you suggested . Per your post above , it's not rusty in
the liner/lead/gun , it's the roll of wire inside the machine that has
some surface rust . It doesn't help that this machine lives on the lower
level of the cart I modified to carry the TIG setup . And sometimes when
it rains really really heavy a little water comes in under the door .

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Snag

Oh hell yes..rusty mig wire. I keep my small spools in 5 gallon
buckets with quick removable tops and a fill with argon/C75.

Only thing that doesnt get loaded into an inert gas is stainless.

I started doing this about 6 or so yrs ago, when one morning in mid
winter I opened my wire cabinet (and bandsaw blade storage) and found
this...

https://goo.gl/photos/ZaAFAHAwLzqupsSS6

Even here in the desert (18% humidity today..moist!) wire will rust if
not taken care of.

Gunner

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