Miller Aluminum Welding Spool Gun

The spool gun is slightly less maneuverable than a conventional mig gun but the trade off is worth it in being able to consistently feed aluminum wire without bird nesting every few minutes.

Miller aluminum welding spool gun. Aluminum wire is commonly fed with a spool gun or with a push pull system. Gun and wire feeding options. Selecting the right welder spool gun and filler wire for success at home one of the hottest trends in welding at home or on the farm is adding mig aluminum capabilities to a millermatic all in one mig welder by complementing it with a spoolmate 100 or spoolmatic spool gun. 1 pound spools of aluminum wire are loaded into a small gun that resembles a tommy gun gun from old gangster movies.

Choosing a gun and wire feeding system is an important step before mig welding aluminum. So if you re working in close spaces or on larger projects you may prefer to use a smaller lighter mig torch fed from a larger spool. Perfect for use with the millermatic 212 auto set. Most economical and reliable spool gun in its class.

Spool guns are heavy and bulky so they re not ideal for the faster travel speed needed for aluminum welding or use in tight quarters. For millermatic 135 140 combine spoolmate 3035 with sga 100 to weld 14 gauge to 1 8 in aluminum. Designed specifically for home hobbyists light fabricators. Using a spool gun eliminates the possibility of.

For millermatic 175 180 combine spoolmate 3035 with sga 100 to weld 14 gauge to 3 16 in aluminum. To weld aluminum with comparable competitive power sources the spoolmate may also be used with one of the sga units. Lotos mig175 175amp mig welder with free spool gun mask aluminum welding wires solid wires argon regulator standard mig gun 4 6 out of 5 stars 164 misc. Spool guns improve feeding of soft wires by locating a small pool of wire on a pistol grip style gun.

The spool gun is the way to go.