.023 vs .024 wire

[aametalmaster]

That guy must have a zillion rolls of that Campbell-Hausfeld wire as i bought 8 rolls and thought i got ripped off too when 8 rolls showed up. Great deal...Bob

[yorkiepap]

Hey guys,
I agree with Bob(aametalmaster) that Jeff Noland has the best prices on .023 wire. For those of you who also use a lot of .035, here's the best bargain I found in quite a while. When I first read it, I thought there was a typo or the listing was phony and I would file a complaint with E-Bay. So, I ordered (1) roll at $6 + $4s/h = $10. It came in 2 days and was indeed 10lbs ER70S-6(.035) labeled Campbell-Hausfeld. I put it in my Challenger 172 & ran 10 beads about 12" long. Excellent wire with no issues. I ordered another (6) rolls to have some stock since the price of everything is getting insane anymore. If any of you want a bargain, here's the listing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Welding-Wire-MIG-035-11_W0QQitemZ290242683491QQihZ019QQcategoryZ34097QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

Denny

[aametalmaster]

I buy all of my mig wire from Jeff on ebay, never any problems with it and the tips and nozzles ship free with it...Bob

[bkahler]

aametalmaster, funny you should provide a link to that Auction. I had it in my eBay watch list already waiting to see what the results were on my question about wire size .

Hankj, thanks for the info.

The consensus seems to be to go for it.

Thanks!

Brad

[aametalmaster]

Sully2,

That's kinda what I was thinking but I hate to spend $35 for wire only to find out it won't work.

Brad

I sure wouldn't pay 35 bucks for a roll of wire either. Here is 2 rolls for like 41 bucks...Bob

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-10-lb-Rolls-ER70S-6-023-Steel-MIG-Welding-Wire_W0QQitemZ130234132576QQihZ003QQcategoryZ34097QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[hankj]

.023, .024, .025 - makes no never mind.

Same drive roller, same tip, no matter what the numbers are!

Hank

[bkahler]

Sully2,

That's kinda what I was thinking but I hate to spend $35 for wire only to find out it won't work. At the same time I can't see where .001" could possibly make that much difference.

I suppose the only real way to find out would be to order some

Thanks for the feedback.

Brad

My Hobart BetaMig 200 is listed as being able to feed .024" wire. I bought the feed spool kit and then started looking around for some .024" wire. Seems that 95% of whats available out there is .023" wire. Can I substitute the .023" wire for .024" wire and have it feed reliably?

Thanks!

Brad

Dont see why not? I doubt the OD of the wire is even gauged any closer than .001

[bkahler]

My Hobart BetaMig 200 is listed as being able to feed .024" wire. I bought the feed spool kit and then started looking around for some .024" wire. Seems that 95% of whats available out there is .023" wire. Can I substitute the .023" wire for .024" wire and have it feed reliably?

Thanks!

Brad