Bend it in half then twist it using a drill and use it as TIG filler rod.

 

Don't think that would work well with flux core wire. And NR211 is brittle and simply snaps when you bend it very much at all.

With flux core I would probably just pitch it. Too much hassle to try using it for anything.

 

Ha. I didnt read it was flux core. Too early and not enough coffee

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Sometimes I wish I drank coffee so I could blame stuff on that in the morning. Saying I haven't had my Diet Coke yet doesn't sound as good. :laugh:

And hey, the thread title does say "MIG" wire, so it's an easy overlook.

 

Can I use it as brazing filler rod?

 

flux core???

Toss it in the trash.

good grief.

:sleeping:

 

I’ve worked with guys, who would pull the self shielded wire into the K-126 Lincoln gun. Then start a new spool, to push the wire on into the weld. Now 99.9 % of the time we used 5/64 wire. I tried this only one time. The wire jammed, and I had a he!! of a time getting the wire out of the gun. :realmad:

 

Nothing like wasting the better part of an hour to save 2 or 3 cents.

 

^^ Hey... a penny saved is a penny earned..... LOL

 

Unfortunately "mig" has become a universal term for wire feed welding. I didn't get much welding info in my Machinist apprenticeship but it did get into smaw, fcaw, gmaw etc., but it did differentiate mig from flux core.

 

Steppin' over a dollar to pick up a dime. Yeah, I've noticed the tendency to group flux core with solid wire mig welding, but just let it go. I'm too old to pick small fights!!
Mike

 

No, it's too brittle to use as tie wire or for hanging parts to paint.

And since it's only a matter of pennies, just toss it whenever you run out without feeling guilty.

 

No, it's too brittle to use as tie wire or for hanging parts .

Yeah, it really is. Nr211 will snap in half if bent over 3/4 way around, so by then it's been compromised quite a great deal. I have several spool ends of it because i couldn't even manage to use it for tying up wiring. It snapped every time.

 

Buy larger rolls of wire so you change your rolls less often. Part of wire welding is the small bit of waste (basically the gun length) when changing a roll. It's just part of it. Toss it, change the roll and start welding again.

 

Here is an approximate of inches per pound. Do the inverse and figure the fraction of pounds per the inches being talked about.

http://www.weldingwire.com/Images/Interior/documentlibrary/inches per pound of alloy.pdf

 

save all the short pieces and make a necklace out of it...how much $$ do you think your saving on like a 10ft or less piece of steel wire??? now if it were gold or silver thats a whole new ball game..lol...

 

Yeah, but if you did this consistently throughput your working life, figuring 2000 inches per pound of wire, and $3 per pound purchase price, you would be up by at least a nickel when you retired!

 

Take it back to where you bought it and tell them that part of the roll wasn't usable.... and you want you're money back!!!

 

It looks like there are only about 4-5 feet in each one of the 2 inch balls!!! so basically you're throwing away over 30 bucks for each spool at the end!!!!!!

 

But on the subject at hand on what to do with the F/C wire left in the gun, cut it into 3" pieces and use it in place of tooth picks. Each piece can be reused multiple times, potentially saving you THOUSANDS of dollars per year in tooth picks alone.

 

Hmmmm... wonder what the flux core tastes like???

 

Dissolve out the flux with Your favorite method then use it for drinking straws or a capillary oiler to a not so remote place.

 

Gotta dog?????????????

You can have endless hours of entertainment by using that wire to tickle the hair between his toes when he's sleeping. Think I'm kidding??????? Try it

 

Is this with ~30 volts on it???

 

Stainless mig wire makes fishing spinners if you have the bending tool.Regular wire is ng.

 

Hunt up the guy in the shop who brags how well he can weld razor blades together and have him weld the leftover onto the end of the new spool. Then grind it to proper diameter and use it. You'll still loose about 4" but the TIG genius can use that for filler.

Don't forget to write up the proper form and put it in the suggestion box so the company bean counter can reward you appropriately.

 

Yes but soon They will expect Everyone to do it, and give reprimands for wire wasting. Had a welding teacher that worked in a place where every stub had to be used up to an inch in length.

 

I just put in scrap can
The trying save this wire cost more than the wire

Dave

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