Growing up in Chicago, I came to call soft drinks "pop". Then when I moved to the southwest, they were called "soda". Here in Texas, everything is a "coke". Whatever you call it, it's still a softdrink. In the 20 years that I've been welding, I've always heard it called "copper MIG wire".
An no, I didn't take offense. I've been an editor for 15 years and always run across someone who wants a semantical argument.
Commonly used by you maybe. Check out ANY welding forum, technical manual, FAQ, Technical school, or resource site. You will not find anyone else referring to steel wire as copper.
No offense, but if you are providing a review for the masses, you should really get your terminology straight.
I assure you, it copper COATED, steel wire. The copper keeps the steel from rusting once it has been removed from it packaging and exposed to ambient moisture. Copper alone, would NEVER weld steel.
If you look at Hobarts website, you'll find NO copper wire.
I assure you it is copper wire... I'm the person that installed the wire, did the welding and took the video. Specifically, it's Hobart .030 Copper MIG wire.
One of the welds that we did (that was explained int he video) was an "Inverted-V" weld, which is done when welding material thicker than what the machine is capable of (an alternative to multiple passes).
what do you set it to if you are in between thickness setting, like 12 Ga steel?
joek0617 2 months ago
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joek0617 2 months ago
not copper.
jor4288 3 months ago
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rcpfab 3 months ago
Growing up in Chicago, I came to call soft drinks "pop". Then when I moved to the southwest, they were called "soda". Here in Texas, everything is a "coke". Whatever you call it, it's still a softdrink. In the 20 years that I've been welding, I've always heard it called "copper MIG wire".
An no, I didn't take offense. I've been an editor for 15 years and always run across someone who wants a semantical argument.
webby4x4 11 months ago
Commonly used by you maybe. Check out ANY welding forum, technical manual, FAQ, Technical school, or resource site. You will not find anyone else referring to steel wire as copper.
No offense, but if you are providing a review for the masses, you should really get your terminology straight.
AmosSkeeter 11 months ago
Yes, technically you are correct. Thank you for picking apart a commonly used phrase to make a semantical point.
4X4Review 11 months ago
I assure you, it copper COATED, steel wire. The copper keeps the steel from rusting once it has been removed from it packaging and exposed to ambient moisture. Copper alone, would NEVER weld steel.
If you look at Hobarts website, you'll find NO copper wire.
AmosSkeeter 11 months ago
I assure you it is copper wire... I'm the person that installed the wire, did the welding and took the video. Specifically, it's Hobart .030 Copper MIG wire.
One of the welds that we did (that was explained int he video) was an "Inverted-V" weld, which is done when welding material thicker than what the machine is capable of (an alternative to multiple passes).
4X4Review 11 months ago
But that is clearly not copper wire, look at the finished weld, furthermore copper wire would never feed throught this machine.
dannee0j 11 months ago
Yup - copper wire. There are, generally speaking, a few types of welding wire.
- Steel
- Copper
- Aluminum
- Flux Core
There are some other exotics out there, but those are the 4 general categories.
4X4Review 11 months ago
copper wire?
Dschungelhaschen 11 months ago