OK, I know that this is not directly on subject, but it relates, trust me. I have been the proud owner of a Lincoln 100 MIG welder for the last 5 months. Great machine. Recently I converted it to MIG operation, and put the gas bottle on it, etc. (HINT: The $20 hand truck from Harbor Frieght makes a better welding cart than the $100 cart that they offer, and it collapses into the back seat of the bug) My problem: I cant get the .023 wire to feed. I flipped the roller over, but it is a smooth groove, and the wire wont pull through because the spool nut self-tightens as it feeds the wire. It is disasterous to have the machine stop feeding the wire while welding. If anybody else out there has experience with the same model, please write me back. I am anxious to get cracking on the structural metal of the Fastback, and the Gas welding is 1000% better than the flux core. Thanx. -- Chris Chubb (cchubb@ida.org) - (703)-845-2287 [Alexandria, VA, USA] ____________________________________________________________________ \All opinions expressed or implied may not reflect those of the \ \Institute for Defense Analyses, the US Government, or anyone else. \ --------------------------------------------------------------------
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