Thanks For The Idea TEK..

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In a previous thread it was asked about using mig wire for tig applications..In that "conversation" TEK had mentioned a way to straighten out the wire after you take it off the spool.."lock 1 end in a vice and use a drill to spin it" was basically it..So I had some small aluminum welds to do today and tried the method..Before the vice..After the spin..Try it! Works good..Thanks TEK.. About that small welding I had to do..Tube end..Welded..Weapon..Sorry about the thumb..Nowhere to put the dime!!!...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Very cool idea, I must have missed that one. As for the dime, take a chunk of your canning wax, put it on the just welded piece and stick the dime on top.  Instant hold!John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:Originally Posted by MicroZoneVery cool idea, I must have missed that one. As for the dime, take a chunk of your canning wax, put it on the just welded piece and stick the dime on top.  Instant hold!
Reply:Happy to pass some knowledge along Zap.  I saw that on a job site in the late 70s where a crew was putting in an acoustic drop ceiling. They drove nails into the joists and then attached wires to the nails. Then they went thru and spun all the wires to get them straight. Then they hung metal frames off the wire.