Spool guns SUCK, compared to TIG, or a proper "Push-Pull" wire rig, like a Cobra, or such.

I've run literally TONS of 1 lb spools of 5356, 4043, 308,309, and other wire through the dirty fussy little bastids,.....

'bout the time they're running right, you gotta' stop and screw with em'

GTC

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