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Re: Welding wire size for sheet metal patches paul65 #1509861 07/20/2023 11:31 AM
Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 225 Raymond, Mississippi K kades51 'Bolter
kades51 'Bolter K Joined: Mar 2016 Posts: 225 Raymond, Mississippi	You WILL notice a difference using a .023 (some make a .024) wire, over using a .030. Does much better on thin metal. What kind of wire is it? Solid, flux-core, flux-core gasless...and are you using gas? Mike 1951 3100 5 window

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Welding wire size for sheet metal patches	paul65	07/20/2023 11:14 AM
Re: Welding wire size for sheet metal patches	kades51	07/20/2023 11:31 AM
Re: Welding wire size for sheet metal patches	paul65	07/20/2023 5:33 PM
Re: Welding wire size for sheet metal patches	Hotrod Lincoln	07/20/2023 12:50 PM
Re: Welding wire size for sheet metal patches	MNSmith	07/20/2023 6:04 PM
Re: Welding wire size for sheet metal patches	Hotrod Lincoln	07/21/2023 3:27 AM
Re: Welding wire size for sheet metal patches	MNSmith	07/21/2023 8:24 PM

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