[fj40charles]

Originally Posted by Farmer_Fred

hi,
we've recently gotten rid of mig as you could never seem to just go to it and weld, it would always be a matter of the wire jamming or gas running out, etc. So now it's a case of whacking a stick in and going. Plus, we weld some rough looking metal that a mig couldn't handle.

What kind of mig welder did you use?

I have not experienced wire jamming on my mig welders. Yes, you might get some burn back, but nothing a new contact tip would not fix.

Gas running out sounds like a planning problem to me.

Mig, stick, TIG all have their place.