it's the baseline lincoln MIG welder. I was feeding new wire through and the wire is stuck in there and broke off pretty much from both ends. I figure I need a new handle/gun....you know, the whole thing that the wire gets fed through... I couldn't get the gun disconnected from the welder though so I'm wondering what I should try next....
You should be able to loosen a screw and pull the whip out of the welder. The gun is part of what i call the whip. To replace the liner you need to remove the nozzle and tip and pull it out, if that can be done on that welder.
Your wire probably just bound up at the tip. Just take the nozzle off. It's the brass colored piece on the very end of your gun then screw the tip off. It's the round piece about an inch long that the wire travels thru. You should be able to get ahold of the wire to pull it out after you cut the other end off. Make your cuts clean. Trim off any bent or kinked wire. It's best to feed new wire with the tip removed. Hope this helps.
I have that identical welder.. I converted it to gas. It worked for one gate and took a dump. The wire comes out pulsing. I had it looked at by a welder repair facility and they say these are basicly disposible.. If you need any parts let me know..
you know I've had decent luck with this .... I practiced a lot on this back in early 2000 when I first bought it and I'm sure I abused it a lot even then. looks like I need to get a new liner from what I researched. apparently the wire can kink in there and it's pretty impossible to get it out after that. the liner is only $15 which isn't bad. I'll see if the local shop has it and if not I'll order it.
so it ended up just being jammed right before the start of the coil so I was able to fix the problem, thanks everyone for your input
I had that problem with a couple of spools myself. The people or machine spooling it have the machine tension too tight! I used to do that job.
One thing I've found out on these welders ( not specific to make ) is to keep the feeder cable as straight as possible when welding. It really helps with " pulsing wire " and getting kinks in the wire!
yep.. and storing them with the cable all looped up nice and tight is a big no-no too. 2 big loops is all I allow for these types of welders and prevents them from holding shape. Another trick I learner early on with my old weldpak 100 was to shim the spring on the feed tensioner with small washers. Because.. once it slips a few times from too much liner or tip friction.. it chews up the wire enough to tweak/bend it while it's running through the liner. Especially bad with the thinner stuff.
I have one of these 110 Lincoln's and I had trouble running any kind of bead, I learned to weld in the Navy and welded off and on at Fords for 30 some years. I used my brothers 220 Lincoln and loved it so it just drove me crazy. Well in reading a car mag last night I saw that the tip sends the current to the wire so you HAVE to have the right size tip. I looked and I was running .023 wire with a .030 tip, guess what, I bought some 23's and now it welds like a champ. This thing welded good for awhile and then it would spudder all over but now it's great. Who would have thought that the tip size made such a differents. I learned something BIG yesterday. Hope this help's Rick
On a side note for you guys that have MIGs or plan on getting one in the future, I took a shot with one of those MIG carts from Harbor Freight recently. I was surprised at the quality. It's very sturdy. I had my doubts after getting one of their tool carts....it was very thin and flimsy. I got it on sale plus 20% off with a coupon....around $40 I think. My Hobart fits great, I just had to space it up a little so the side door would open.
I made a welding cart out of a service cart. I cut a hole in the top to put my tank in. It sits on the bottom tray and pokes up through the top never having a chance to tilt. This gives me space to lay tools and parts on. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200344165_200344165 While looking for the service cart I purchased I ran accross this welders cart. Looks really nice. I may just have to get it if I can get my little Lincoln to work again. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200395734_200395734
Thanks for posting this stuff guys. My MIG stopped feeding wire, and I just parked it. I was having a bad day anyway and figured that if I messed with it then, it all would have gone badly. I got the basic 110 volt MIG welder that is the housebrand at Northern Tool, and it has been pretty good up until now.
