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  1. #1
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    Default MIG welding wire recommendation needed

    Hi everyone,

    I am a self taught TIG welder and I am pretty good if I am allowed to brag a bit.. My walking the cup action is very consistent and my welds turn out just fine and nice..

    However I need to do some MIG welding now. I know how to MIG weld but I don't have many hours behind it. Maybe 80h of MIG welding work tops.
    A friend of mine asked me to weld him a frame from regular box mild steel sections. He recently purchased a small MIG welder but he doesn't really feel confident to do it himself. However he forgot to buy the MIG welding wire .

    I can easily weld that frame for him but I can not use my TIG welder because its a heavy machine and he lives in a different town so the only option is for me to use the MIG he bought recently. This is also not an issue because I will weld that frame in place in no time.

    But I was wondering which welding wire to buy? Before when I was doing MIG I had some generic wire provided for me and it wasn't really good. It felt quite inconsistent so I would like to buy something better for this job. He is a friend so I want to do this right . I read here https://weldingpros.net/best-mig-welding-wire/ that they recommend some INEFIL wire but I am unsure of it. Did anyone use it?

    I am actually torn between Hobart's wire and this INEFIL's wire. For Hobart I am sure that it will be good but I would still like to ask for the opinion.

    Also which brand would you recommend? I am highly open to suggestions!

    I will probably need a small spool of 0.030" or 0.035" but even if I have to buy a big spool it is also not a problem. I will gift the rest of the wire to him to learn how to weld

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    As you are in the USA and this is an Australian based Forum, we don't have the same brands of wire as you do, apart from Lincoln and Hobart I think.
    Going by your Link, I'd say either of your choice would be fine for what you're wanting to do.
    HTH
    Kryn
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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    As you are in the USA and this is an Australian based Forum, we don't have the same brands of wire as you do, apart from Lincoln and Hobart I think.
    Going by your Link, I'd say either of your choice would be fine for what you're wanting to do.
    HTH
    Kryn
    I thought those are global sorry my bad

    I am now thinking more in favor of Hobart wire and will probably go with it

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    Just stick to a reputable brand that is AWS ER70S-6.
    You can shop down on price if you need to, but it's all pretty much the same stuff.

    If you were going to use FCAW, then Select Arc make good stuff, I've used a rebranded product over here and it's quite good.

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    i agree with C Keen, yes the reputable brands you should do fine.

    tig is my jam, you got a name, or i call you bill?
    anyway , you haven,t talked about the job much, about the frame. what is it made of? ie section and thickness?
    what machine have you got, and is it 120v? , in Australia we have 240v and also 3 phase (thats 415v).

    cheers mick

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