Bought a MIG welder
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Bought a MIG welder
I just got a Lincoln Electric 125amp MIG welder and I have a question about the usage. I've welded a few times before I bought it so I thought I'd be ok, but I started putting it all together and I just cant keep the flux core wire to stay on the spool. I've never loaded a welder before this, it's always just been ready to go so I'm a little lost. I get everything fed through the feeder system just fine, get everything ready to go, but when I let go of the spool it just instantly turns back on itself tangling up in everything and becoming useless. What do I need to do to keep it from unspooling on me?
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could be the spool a lot of times when they unspool that roll of wire is done. also check the tenching on the rollers make sure its not lose and letting it lose its tention
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wasnt to sure. i have one of the harbor frieght speacials haha but thing i like about it is that it holds one of the large rolls so it wieghs enough it doesnt roll back. i believe it has a spring that goes between the roll and the nut to help put tension on it. sorry havnt looked at it in a long time.
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