ER308L Stainless Steel MIG Welding Wire 0.035" x 2 Lb Spools (1, 0.035 in.)

Decent beads on 14g stainless using 75/25 mix on a 110v Eastwood welder. Minimal spatter. Great deal of you're not gonna use it everyday.

Bonds back purged 304 SS very nicely

I got this wire (.030) for doing some small repairs on a stainless steel trellis and cookware. Those tasks are more applicable for a TIG welder. But I don’t own or know how to use one. I read on the internet the proper way to MIG weld stainless steel is to use an Argon tri-mix shielding gas. I have C25 and pure Argon, and don’t want to purchase a specialty gas just for this. I welded using C25 and automatic settings for stainless steel on a Millermatic 211. I had a bit more splatter then when using carbon steel MIG wires but results were acceptable cosmetically. I was curious to know how much stainless property I lost by using C25, so did an unscientific experiment. I laid 2 welds on a piece of scrap metal and left it outside in relatively humid weather for around a week. I grounded one of the welds to ascertain grinding effects. Results are shown in the attached photos. It’s comforting to know welding with C25 didn’t completely eliminate rust-resistant property of the wire.I don’t do much stainless-steel welding so this wire is perfect to have on hand for when I do need it. The wire came in a plastic bag marked only with a UPC sticker (see photo). The spool itself has no branding whatsoever. I’ve already threw away the plastic bag. If I want to purchase another spool in the future and the original Amazon listing isn’t available, I wouldn’t know what to search for on the internet. I’m puzzled why anyone would want to package an item for sale like this. For his own survival, this seller should take an intro marketing course before listing another item for sale!Update (1/8/2022)----------------------My test weld has been sitting outside for a little over a month. See latest photo. There's a tiny bit of rust on the weld, but not too bad.

This 0.035 wire works in any MIG welder capable of accepting 1mm wire and a 4 inch (10cm) diameter spool. It fed in easily and works well. No issues at all compared to the smaller wire I was using before. Wire is stainless steel and I'm using this with a standard Argon/CO2 mix.Spool is just a cheap plastic but it works fine and didn't arrive cracked so I've had no issues with it. Just a decent 2 pound spool of 1mm MIG wire, no complaints.

Just make sure you have enough gas. Coverage

I ordered this for a stainless wire rack repair instead of breaking out the TIG setup. While not as tight and pretty as TIG, this works well on a MIG torch and C25, which is more commonly setup. I did a few tacks and several 1/2” stitches for the broken laser welded rack joints and all is functional again. Used some recommended settings for my welder for stainless and took a few tests passes without issue.Awesome to have some of this around in the garage for small stainless MIG repairs!

I’ve never had occasion to mig-weld stainless yet, so I appreciate this economical 2 pound spool of .035 wire for when my first opportunity arises.

The media could not be loaded. I thought it will be bigger rolll. They was able to fit it in small roll) so better always wire keep in tight because if you will relieve end wire of roll it will create mess very fast.I do not know what to say....work as expected...only plastic of roll looks cheap ( not reliable) But I did not have problem with this...