MiG help

[G.M.]

Loosen the drive wheel, remove contact tip and cut
wire off so 1/4'' sticks out the rear of the tip. Go to
your grinding wheel and grind about 1/16" off the
front of the tip where the wire is welded to the front
of the tip. Now tap the end of the wire at the back
of the tip and it will break loose. Run a gas welding
tip cleaner in the front of the tip to take the burrs out.
Works every time. G.M.

 

[36rgtop]

Loosen the drive wheel, remove contact tip and cut
wire off so 1/4'' sticks out the rear of the tip. Go to
your grinding wheel and grind about 1/16" off the
front of the tip where the wire is welded to the front
of the tip. Now tap the end of the wire at the back
of the tip and it will break loose. Run a gas welding
tip cleaner in the front of the tip to take the burrs out.
Works every time. G.M.

Never had a wire welded to the tip, what am I doing wrong?

 

[G.M.]

Never had a wire welded to the tip, what am I doing wrong?

That's very hard to believe. G.M.

 

[51 MERC-CT]

That's very hard to believe. G.M.

I have 2 machines, one setup for flux core and one for gas, and have never had a wire welded to the tip on either one. (suppose that if you get too close to the work it will happen) (probably just jinxed myself for the next time I do some welding)