Cheap Import MIG Wire - Any Good?

[Sberry]

I was reluctant to use the house brand stuff from the LWS but it ran super good, next time I got wire they changed to WA, it ran terrible. I was hoping they stayed consistent but ,,,, no.

[aametalmaster]

I was reluctant to use the house brand stuff from the LWS but it ran super good, next time I got wire they changed to WA, it ran terrible. I was hoping they stayed consistent but ,,,, no.

Most LWS just buy wire by the skid when they need it. Brand doesn't matter just the free shipping and price they get. There are lots of wire salesmen driving around trying to get business. I saw 100's of flyers...Bob

[clint738]

Not everything made overseas is junk, but I do try hard and do my part to support domestic products.

My Ammo is made by me. Can't get any more domestic than that.

I like the Hobart wire and Excaliber 7018 and Fleetweld 6010 rods, but Hobarts work ok on those too.
I also make my own ammo as I like things precise.

Sadly more and more is going overseas... there is not much pride in american made anymore. Thankfully my work has the old fashion mind set and buys up companies to help make their stuff here. So we have plastic injection molding across the street and a tool and die shop on my side of the street and then production multi axis lathes and mills and tig/mig and a robot mig in another building and a circuit board shop a mile away and a plastic manufacturer in the other direction.

[Sberry]

It may have been Radnor that didn't run very well. Dan tests it all the time and notices a difference. The Hobart always seemed to work well.