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  1. 06-22-2006, 11:37 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by rlarkin
    At the $2.39 per lb that I just paid for .030 Lincoln I don't worry about the last 10'.

    Yeah thats great when you live in the states, but here in nova scotia when you have to $13-15 a lb, every little bit counts. But I just pull it out and throw it away. Mac, It worked a little bit maybe pushed out a couple of feet then it birdnested but for convience sake, just pull it out
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  2. 06-22-2006, 11:42 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by rlarkin
    How in the devil do you cut a V-notch in .024 wire, or any wire for that mater!

    You have to use a Lefthanded V-Notch wire cutter
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  3. 06-22-2006, 12:13 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by Broccoli1
    You have to use a Lefthanded V-Notch wire cutter
    Would it not be easier to center punch and drill the end, then grind a point on the new spool!
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  4. 06-22-2006, 12:20 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by rlarkin
    Would it not be easier to center punch and drill the end, then grind a point on the new spool!

    You have to get the keys to the AC first, so as not to over heat the work piece with ambient shop temperatures
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  5. 06-22-2006, 01:41 PM #20
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    These guys can make a .010" tap with 400 threads per inch, so maybe they can provide a connector that's only .024 in diameter and you can screw it together. http://www.morris01550.com/products.htm

    Check the thread dimensions: http://www.morris01550.com/minithre.htm The head of a .30 UNM x 318 thread-per-inch screw is only .021" across!
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    With a real tiny file. Just throw the sucker away.
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  7. 06-24-2006, 01:22 AM #22
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    I used to push the old wire out with the new quite often. Most of the time it worked. You
    still have to pull the last few inches through the contact tube.
    But that was when I was using a longer cable. With the 6 or 8 footer I'm using now it
    does'nt seem to be worth the trouble.
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  8. 06-24-2006, 07:39 AM #23
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    Can't you just butt weld the two wires together?
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  9. 06-24-2006, 11:22 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by BillC
    Can't you just butt weld the two wires together?

    That's not so far-fetched.
    I once had a 300# ESAB "TUB-O-WIRE" where they had spliced the wire together
    with lap joints. Not just in one spot, but throughout the whole barrel. Must've been
    5 or 6 places.What a PITA. To this day I won't buy any ESAB product for my
    own use at home. What they buy at work is what I have to use.
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