Wire Welder

12-12-2010, 05:36 PM	#1
Giles Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 351	Wire Welder I have a Hobart Handler 135. As many of you know, when you change to a new roll of .030 wire, about 5 foot of wire is wasted. Seem like there could be a way to attach this wire to the new roll. I have about 15 such scrap pieces that I have saved. Any ideas??

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12-12-2010, 05:51 PM	#2
nap You talking to me?     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: sw mi Posts: 5,407	Wire Welder Not worth the trouble. You try to run some scabbed up connection through the liner and you will hate yourself. Just consider it a loss and dump it unless you have some other use for it.

12-14-2010, 01:37 PM	#3
WirelessG uva uvam videndo variafit     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: W by God VA (bye MS ) Posts: 558	Wire Welder I agree with Nap. The most you could save is 1 cent and you would need specialized tooling to make it work.

12-14-2010, 02:46 PM	#4
fabrk8r fabrk8r     Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 849	Wire Welder Use it for tie-wire or put it in the scrap bin. As nap and wirelessG said, if you try to attach it to the new roll and run it through your whip you'll ruin a $15.00 liner to save a 1 cent piece of wire. __________________ "The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines." -- Frank Lloyd Wright

12-14-2010, 07:11 PM	#5
oldrivers Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: anoka county mn Posts: 263	Wire Welder cant you just feed the new wire in and let it push out the old piece still making a welding connection ... until it runs out and the new wire starts ?

12-14-2010, 08:09 PM	#6
Giles Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 351	Wire Welder Quote: Originally Posted by oldrivers cant you just feed the new wire in and let it push out the old piece still making a welding connection ... until it runs out and the new wire starts ? I thought about that. I am sure the two ends would fuse together and that could create a problem. I just wonder what diameter the lining is. Probably larger then the small wire and they could wedge.

12-15-2010, 12:10 AM	#7
WirelessG uva uvam videndo variafit     Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: W by God VA (bye MS ) Posts: 558	Wire Welder Giles - I think that is exactly what would happen.

12-19-2010, 04:58 PM	#8
Ron6519 Member   Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 9,519	Wire Welder Quote: Originally Posted by Giles I have a Hobart Handler 135. As many of you know, when you change to a new roll of .030 wire, about 5 foot of wire is wasted. Seem like there could be a way to attach this wire to the new roll. I have about 15 such scrap pieces that I have saved. Any ideas?? Donate it to The Garrot Institue of America Ron

12-19-2010, 08:45 PM	#9
jomama45 Concrete & Masonry   Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,261	Wire Welder Will it fit bigger spools of wire, like say a 10#? Going fro 2# to 10# will save you alot more money than a few feet of wire. I think mine may even have a 20#, but I can't remember because it's been so long since I needed wire.

12-21-2010, 09:53 PM	#10
Bondo Master General ReEngineer     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chaumont River, Ny. Posts: 3,160	Wire Welder Quote: As many of you know, when you change to a new roll of .030 wire, about 5 foot of wire is wasted. Ayuh,..... Get yerself a Spool-in Gun.... My Readi-welders Waste about 10" of wire at the end of a spool.....