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Lincoln L-59 wire
- Thread starter wpond
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welder4956
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What is the application? Looks like it is ER70S-6 and smallest diameter available is 0.030". I prefer 0.024" diameter for auto body panels.I am thinking about trying Lincoln L-59 wire. After doing a little digging, there isn’t much in the way of product review on web yet (or at least that I found with a quick google search)
Any one have any experience with the product?
dr_clyde
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Lincoln SuperArc is about the best general purpose MIG wire available. They throw the book at that wire so that it runs EXTREMELY consistently.
We use it by the pallet at my work, and we run drums of it on our robot.
It's very good wire.
It is also about the most expensive wire for it's class. If you want to save a buck, I personally really like Hobart Quantum Arc.
We use it by the pallet at my work, and we run drums of it on our robot.
It's very good wire.
It is also about the most expensive wire for it's class. If you want to save a buck, I personally really like Hobart Quantum Arc.
Beerhippie
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A little ingenuity, a drill, some all-thread, nuts, washers and a dowel or piece of pipe and you can refill an empty spool from a bulk one.Well that is all great news. . . except it looks like the smallest size spool they sell is 33#. I run a miller multimatic 220, from what i can tell 8" or 12 pound is the largest spool i can run. Said day.
I used to do it with 12 AWG THNN electrical wire back when the boss got a "great deal" on some 100 lb rolls of it.
Well that is all great news. . . except it looks like the smallest size spool they sell is 33#. I run a miller multimatic 220, from what i can tell 8" or 12 pound is the largest spool i can run. Said day.
L-56 comes in smaller spools.
Composition varies slightly between L-56 and L-59, but they are both classified as ER70S-6. I doubt you'd even notice a difference between the two in a manual welding application.
Sweetcorn
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L-56 comes in smaller spools.
Composition varies slightly between L-56 and L-59, but they are both classified as ER70S-6. I doubt you'd even notice a difference between the two in a manual welding application.
Agreed with all this.
Also, you can buy the 12 pound spools of L-56 at Home Depot in store (at least around here) and on line. They often have some of the best pricing for it as well, at least if you order a 2 pack.