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using copper/brass is more about
reducing/preventing arc marks and/or the clamp welding itself to the work when people don't clean things
On the nail
using copper/brass is more about
reducing/preventing arc marks and/or the clamp welding itself to the work when people don't clean things
sounds about right to me Wheelchairwelder
edit: still think copper contacts are best though
The copper coating on mig wire is to stop it rusting before it is sold to you
I think if you forget about things like Earth clamps then the quality of your welds go downhill, After all a good earth makes a perfect weld, if your torch was knackered you'd soon replace that.
If you have an old Earth Clamp Like in wheelchairwelders post Change it and then tell me your welding isn't any better.
Earth Clamps are one of the cheapest parts to any weld kit and one of the most important