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  1. 19th July 2010, 10:30 PM #1
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    Question re spool mig wire

    hey i would like to buy a 15kg spool of .9mm solid mig wire but my mig can only hold 5kg could i re spool it onto used 5 kg rolls

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    set up a hub for the 15kg spool behind your welder and drill a hole in the #### to feed the wire through to the feed rolls!
  4. 19th July 2010, 11:58 PM #3
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    I know it looks dodgey but this is how ive done it for a while now. I always wear safety glasses and heavy gloves for safety though. And use the clamp to feed the wire evenly.

    http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/DSC05055.jpg
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    My dad used to do it. Bit of messing around though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by samham00 View Post
    I know it looks dodgey but this is how ive done it for a while now. I always wear safety glasses and heavy gloves for safety though. And use the clamp to feed the wire evenly.

    http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/x...0/DSC05055.jpg

    a bit dodgey?... i have acess to a lathe that i might do it on. does it matter if it is not evenly layed on the roll??

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  7. 20th July 2010, 07:32 PM #6
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    I would not worry about the need for precision layer wound
    stuff unless you intend to feed into a welding robot.

    Random wound stuff will suit the rest of us.

    Store it in a plastic bag with some absorbent salts as you get in your BP meds. It tends to get a bit rust speckly if you don't depending on where you live and the humidity level.

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    Guess the only thing u would have to watch out for is bird nesting, as in tangling up of the wire on the spool when it feeds out.

    Yeah gotta love a machine that can take 15 Kg rolls.
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  9. 20th July 2010, 10:12 PM #8
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    thanks alot for all your help. i have just noticed that the wire feed roler is for .6 and .8 not .9 do i have to buy a new roller or could i get away with it on the .8 side??

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  10. 20th July 2010, 10:17 PM #9
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    Yeah forgot to say about birds nesting, really easy to happen when you stop the feed, i use my foot as a brake on the 15kg spool, and hold the 5kg spool tight. Also a extra set of hands help!

    Yeah a lathe makes it easy, machine a solid bar to the internal diameter of your 5kg spool and step down for chuck if required, even easier if you have variable speed controller on your lathe. Wish i had acess to one
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    yeah the lathe i have acess to can go very slow.

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    Ditto for the lathe method.
    I use the jog button to control the feed.
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