I'm not sure what form this should be on but I do know there are some skoocum welders that have 45's. In fact, I wasn't even welding on my landcruiser.
I have a Hobart 110V wirefeed and I usually use gas and solid core wire, but I needed to do some welding outside on heavy guage steel so I unhooked the gas and loaded an old roll of .035 flux-core wire.
After a bit of welding the wire stops sliding through the hose and I can't even pull it through with pliers. Eventually I cut the wire at the roll and with a lot of effort pull it back out of the hose.
It took only a second to see what had jambed it. The wire had come apart. It was as if it had de-laminated, flux separating from the core??
The first pic is the end that I had my pliers on to pull the wire out. The next two are of the wire that has separated.
Has anyone heard of this happening before and why?
I have a Hobart 110V wirefeed and I usually use gas and solid core wire, but I needed to do some welding outside on heavy guage steel so I unhooked the gas and loaded an old roll of .035 flux-core wire.
After a bit of welding the wire stops sliding through the hose and I can't even pull it through with pliers. Eventually I cut the wire at the roll and with a lot of effort pull it back out of the hose.
It took only a second to see what had jambed it. The wire had come apart. It was as if it had de-laminated, flux separating from the core??
The first pic is the end that I had my pliers on to pull the wire out. The next two are of the wire that has separated.
Has anyone heard of this happening before and why?