Phillip wins the prize - Yes, aluminum flakes off in the long tube from the machine and gets stuck in there. You use a spool gun to eliminate that problem when welding aluminum. That is the reason I chose the MIG machine I did - least expensive with spool gun capability. I have the spool gun, but haven't bought a tank of just argon yet to try it out.
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 3:06 PM, fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Craig wrote: >> > > Is there any benefit of using a spool gun with a MIG welder? >> > > I believe it is "required" for aluminum welding. Maybe the > aluminum filler wire won't push through the hose dependably. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
