I use a three inch screw. One of those galvanized 1/4" diameter ones that has the 3/8" head and sealer washer. Slide it through there a few of times, but not so many or so hard as to really take off the copper. They're cheap, and there's always one laying around.
Steve
I'm looking for some experience here. I've gotten pretty good at picking spatter off the outer tip area of my MIG gun's nozzle, but down inside the barrel is getting pretty choked up. I see nozzle reamers of different designs anywhere from $4 to nearly $50. What do you guys use and like?
GWE
Greetings Grant, A friend gave me some MIG pliers that are made to clean the nozzle among other things. Made by Pearson, the model number I have is YS-50 and it's called the Welper. These pliers ream the nozzle among other duties. Here's a link:
Do as Eric said and get yourself a pair of those Welper pliers. Its one tool that does it all for mig. It has a wire cutter, needle nose plier end that is tapered to clean the inside of your nozzle, knurled hole in jaws to grip the gun tip, a section to use as a hammer and of course as pliers to grip the wire. Instead of having several tools all you need is one. One of the handiest tools I ever bought.
I have the Welpers. I'm looking at reamers e.g. this one:
GWE
bitternut wrote:
My Welper works for me gett>
Well, I never had much of a problem until I welded up a whole steel staircase in
3 days .. :-)Grant
I find that regular use of nozzle dip twice a day works well. Run two nozzles. When one gets fouled use the second. When the first is cool enough ream it out with MIG pliers. The spatter should fall out. Some spatter release sprays are better than others but I find any old nozzle dip lasts a long time. When running short circuit on sheet metal and .035 I use a home made cleaner. Take a six inch length of 1/8 welding electrode and hammer the end flat on an anvil. Some guys just a small screwdriver. The idea is to slip it down between the contact tip and nozzle then spin it around the inside a couple of times. Point the gun down and tap it on the side of the bench. Randy
GWE
I spray it with anti spatter spray before I start and when it gets a bit of a buildup I pull it off and run a round brush like this through it:
Best Regards, Keith Marshall snipped-for-privacy@progressivelogic.com
"I'm not grown up enough to be so old!"
I use bore brush I picked up at the sporting goods store. .41 cal. I think. Works great.
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