I do a fair amount of 16 gauge steel tubing for furniture. While .035 and .030 work, I find it easier with .025 wire. I keep a big spool of .025 for when I'm working on furniture. If I have .035 in the machine and I need to do a quick weld on 16 gauge tubing, I'll do it. But for starting a new proj...

Hello, pardon is this has been covered. I'm trying to weld 16 Ga. galvanized Sq. tubing with some gap, utilizing .035 bare wire and a 75/25 mix. My welder is a Lincoln 255 power mig, can anyone suggest settings to get me close? Is .035 wire going to work or should I drop to .030? Having trouble fig...

Welcome to the forum! The Miller welding calculator, http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/calculators/mig_solid_amperage_calculator.php ... suggests you can weld 16 gauge with .035 wire at 17-18 volts and 180-220 ipm wire speed. The manual for your welder, http://www.lincolnelectric.com/assets/serv...

Hello, pardon is this has been covered. I'm trying to weld 16 Ga. galvanized Sq. tubing with some gap, utilizing .035 bare wire and a 75/25 mix. My welder is a Lincoln 255 power mig, can anyone suggest settings to get me close? Is .035 wire going to work or should I drop to .030? Having trouble figu...