Hi. Beginner here. We will be using a newly purchased Draper MIG 70047 for car body repairs. It came with a MB15AK torch, but the holder is missing it's spring. Can anyone tell me which part to buy. We bought some springs off eBay but they didn't fit. Maybe better just to buy a new holder with it's spring attached? Advice appreciated.
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you are bound to have a welding supplies place near you, take the torch or holder in & ask them, it sounds like a standard torch. I’m not that aware of many variations, I think there are just left hand & right hand springs. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me will be along in a minute. Also have a look on the forum sponsor’s web site Welding Supplies Direct, click on the button on the header.
Edit, you don’t say where you are, if you put your location someone nearby may point you in the right direction.
Edit, you don’t say where you are, if you put your location someone nearby may point you in the right direction.
An MB15AK is a standard Eurotorch, and according to this thread:
the Draper 70047 MIG has a Eurotorch socket, so spare parts for the torch should be readily available.
EG:
Note - if you are using gasless flux-core wire, you don't actually need the shroud at all, and removing it may improve your vision of the weld pool.
To avoid accidental shorts, the exposed gas diffuser and tip holder can be insulated with heatshrink sleeving.
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EG:
Note - if you are using gasless flux-core wire, you don't actually need the shroud at all, and removing it may improve your vision of the weld pool.
To avoid accidental shorts, the exposed gas diffuser and tip holder can be insulated with heatshrink sleeving.
