Stainless mig wire used as TIG filler?

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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Default Stainless mig wire used as TIG filler?

I have a roll of 308l .035 mig wire and was wondering if I could use that as a filler metal for TIG?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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yes. it gets annoying because of the curvature, but it is fine.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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word x2 its way cheaper than buying 0.35 rod
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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I use it all the time
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 04:09 AM
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it is wayyyy cheaper, and i figured it shouldn't be all that different
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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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yea the other annoying part is trying to keep the wire on the spool from coming apart. anyone found a good solution to that? I'm using .030 308l filler wire and it's perfect for most of the exhaust work i do.

btw how much do you guys pay? mine was around $27 for a 2lb spool of .030
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