can't get wire to feed in flux welder

[SE18]

completed the welding table (I think)

the top angles are spot welded in place so they can be moved

the only piece not angle are 2 bottom supports which are steel tubes from a curling bar (I use olympic bars for lifting now so didn't need it)

also ground all corners round on outside where you might hit them and cut off all overhang

I'm wondering how long it will take to rust thru if I leave it outside

next project is to turn that dolly in the picture into a real welding cart by putting braces around the FCAW and making a holder bracket above it for miscillaneous stuff

 

[Pmedic828]

I certainly don't profess to be a welder - I have a miller 180 wire welder that is used frequently but not to excess. When I 1st purchased the welder, everything was feeding correctly, then, the wire stopped (and didn't come back like the cat). I checked tension, feed rollers, cleaned out the tube, etc. and still no go!.. I was wondering about the copper tip, I changed the tip to another 0.035 and it still didn't feed. I unscrewed the tip from the handle, allowed a few inches of wire to feed thru ( which flowed easily), cut off the wire about 1/2 inch back from the end, pushed the wire thru the copper tip, and then screwed the tip back into the handle. I don't know what I did differently, but it started to feed perfectly and has continued to feed for years now. Maybe the wire was flattened while passing thru the feed roller, had a burr, or something, but it started working. Guess I was holding my mouth right. You could try this, if you have tried everything else and maybe you will be holding your mouth right, er... left, or just right. Hopes this helps. (I also use a gel tip cleaner after every 5 minutes of welding and it seems to keep the tip cleaner - around $8 for a jar that has lasted years!