Need help with old Miller Cricket

[2adz]

I was given a Miller Cricket from my brother in excellent condition. The problem I am having is buying a spool of wire for it. The Cricket has a large diameter hub but all 1 - 2lb spools in the stores fit a small diameter hub. There seems to be no option on the Cricket to change to a smaller diameter. The only spools that will fit are the large spools and I don't do enough welding to justify a spool that size.
Does enyone have any ideas or has run into this problem?

Thanks for any advice you can give.

[crawler]

Have you considered buying a 8" roll of wire on flea bay?

You can buy a single 8" roll of .030 mig wire for around $22 to 25.00 shipped to your house. I doubt you'll be saving much money by buying the smaller 1-2 lb rolls. Just make sure you take the wire out and store it inside the house to keep it from rusting if you're not going to be using for a long time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ER70S-6-Mild-Steel-Mig-Welding-Wire-11-lbs-030_W0QQitemZ290197824293QQihZ019QQcategoryZ34097QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Weldmark-70S-6-Copper-Coated-MIG-Wire-030-11-Spool_W0QQitemZ290196941949QQihZ019QQcategoryZ34097QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

2 Roll of wire for around $32 delivered. You can buy this with a friend get a roll for $16.00 delivered.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-10-lb-Rolls-ER70S-6-030-Steel-MIG-Welding-Wire_W0QQitemZ140194749632QQihZ004QQcategoryZ34097QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[2adz]

I guess that's not too bad an idea. Pound for pound the 8" is probably cheaper in the long run.

Thanks for the tip.

[crawler]

You're welcome... BTW, welcome to the site...

[fun4now]

it is cheaper to get the larger spool. i was thinking you could get an old 8" spool and rewind but that would not work out so well, liable to bind up a lot.
first time i got a 8" spool for my MM135 i fell in love, hate changing role's. now its always got wire when i need it. if it sits too long and gets a little surface rust i just run off about 20ft and its good to go again.

welcome to the site.