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(05-28-2014, 05:07 PM)EdK Wrote:

(05-28-2014, 01:09 PM)tackit Wrote: ... I've always replaced the original chrome steel ground clamps with a copper ones.

Hmmm . My MM180 came with a copper ground clamp. When did you get yours?

Ed

That must be a recent change Ed. All of my Miller machines came with steel ground clamps. I replaced the clamp on my MM185 with one of the Tweco clamps like you have, because that's my workhorse. You really need a good ground for mig. I just use the factory clamp on my MM140 because I leave it set up as a flux core machine. I don't usually do any critical welding with it, but I can switch it back to mig if I need to.

I also use the factory ground clamps that came with my Syncro 200 and my Spectrum plasma cutter. They are strong steel clamps, but have spiked copper pads in the jaws. Gives lots of points of contact so it gets a good connection even on irregular surfaces. I like them a lot myself.

One thing that struck me was that Tackit's shop looks like something you would see in a Miller sales brochure. GO BIG BLUE!

(Not that I can talk I suppose, but he has a much nicer shop.)