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Sam

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:11 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

I'm looking for a place to get some good 4AWG welding cable. (Small amounts- of course). I see McMaster-Carr has some, but I would prefer to get both black and red.  Does anyone have any sources?  I see some on Ebay also.

 

Sam Hoskins

Murphysboro, IL

www.samhoskins.blogspot.com

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:28 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

What about your local Tractor Supply, Orscheln's, Atwoods, fill in your local farm supply store. Welding supply outlets, too. If you can't get the red and black, Harbor Freight has those colors of shrink tubing for cheap. 



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On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Sam Hoskins <sam.hoskins(at)gmail.com (sam.hoskins(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

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		  I'm looking for a place to get some good 4AWG welding cable. (Small amounts- of course). I see McMaster-Carr has some, but I would prefer to get both black and red.  Does anyone have any sources?  I see some on Ebay also.

  

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Murphysboro, IL

www.samhoskins.blogspot.com

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Sam

Joined: 18 May 2008
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:39 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

Like anything else, there must be good and bad quality cable available out there.  What would be the difference to look for?



Sam



On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com (aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

 [quote]What about your local Tractor Supply, Orscheln's, Atwoods, fill in your local farm supply store. Welding supply outlets, too. If you can't get the red and black, Harbor Freight has those colors of shrink tubing for cheap.  



Rick

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On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Sam Hoskins <sam.hoskins(at)gmail.com (sam.hoskins(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

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		  I'm looking for a place to get some good 4AWG welding cable. (Small amounts- of course). I see McMaster-Carr has some, but I would prefer to get both black and red.  Does anyone have any sources?  I see some on Ebay also.

   

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Murphysboro, IL

www.samhoskins.blogspot.com

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:46 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

At 12:09 PM 9/23/2008 -0500, you wrote:

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		  I'm looking for a place to get some good 4AWG welding cable. (Small 

amounts- of course). I see McMaster-Carr has some, but I would prefer to 

get both black and red.  Does anyone have any sources?  I see some on Ebay 

also.


	


    If not seen it in colors in my local suppliers inventory.

    The stuff I get here in Wichita is from a local welding

    supply store that supplies my CO2 for the environmental

    chamber.



    See:



http://aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Wire/4AWG_Welding_Cable_1.jpg



    This stuff is designed primarily for rough service . . .

    lay out on gravel roads and be run over by dump-trucks.

    Local pricing for cut lengths is about $1.25/foot



    Bob . . .



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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:49 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

Hi Sam, I got mine from Wiremasters. Sedveral of us have used them, Deb was very helpful and the price for all their wire was the best I found.

 Deb Sullivan 

Account Executive 

WireMasters,  Inc.

Phone: 800-635-5342 

Fax: 615-791-6182

Email: dsullivan(at)  wiremasters.net (dsullivan(at)wiremasters.net)

 Web site:         http://www.wiremasters.net/ (dsullivan(at)wiremasters.net)



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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:33 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

Like anything else, there must be good and bad quality cable available out there.  What would be the difference to look for?

 

 Sam  

  [quote]I would recommend the VU-TRON cable.  It has fine strands and is very flexible.  Your application may or may not need the flexibility.  It is also very durable.  I was only able to find it in orange, but will use shrink sleeving to identify.  It is a little more expensive but for me, worth the extra cost. My $.10 worth (inflation, you know) Roger  [b]

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: Source for welding cable?

Sam, B&C has it in both red & black and will cut whatever length you need

 

 Jim Streit

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 Sam Hoskins wrote: [quote]   I'm looking for a place to get some good 4AWG welding cable. (Small amounts- of course). I see McMaster-Carr has some, but I would prefer to get both black and red.  Does anyone have any sources?  I see some on Ebay also.

   

 Sam Hoskins

 Murphysboro, IL

   www.samhoskins.blogspot.com

   

   

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:41 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

I have a surplus roll of # 2 welding cable aprox  120 feet left. Back in 2000 I paid 90 cents per foot. I also have the lugs 2.50  ea and the right crimper to put them on. I will make the cable with the lugs  installed for the cost of the material. I also can put on a piece of red heat  shrink if you want.

  

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rv8iator

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Location: Newberg, OR

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:23 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

Sam...



Check Waytek



http://order.waytekwire.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?WEBEVENT+L0F99F83E3041F200097A061+M37+ENG



Chris Stone

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Newberg, OR



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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:06 am Post subject: Source for welding cable?

I also have some extraflex 4awg tin coated fine  stranded copper wire. The marking on the wire  say's awm I A/B 105C FT1 LL59358. not sure what that means. seems better than  welding cable. I paid 1.88 a foot. I have both black and green. I will sell it  for a buck a foot.

  

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 Ron Raby

  

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rampil

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:54 am Post subject: Re: Source for welding cable?

for the few feet you probably need, it doesn't make sense to mail order it.

any local welding supply will have appropriate cable. Welding cable

by definition is fine stranded 100% copper. Buy a touch long since 

despite the fine stranding, it still has a significant bend radius

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