LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO ED031448 .030 NR-211, Lb Spool, Inner Shield Flux-Core Welding Wire,Black

I'm still learning to weld and my welds were getting worse, couldn't get my machine dialed in "just right" and I was getting so frustrated that I'd kinda given up on welding. I thought maybe it was this old 1980 or 90 Chicago Electric Duel 131 with HFT 0.030 Flux. So I thought I'd have to buy a new welder. But ... A friend suggested Lincoln .030 NR-211 Flux. I did a few test welds & got the best pooling, penitration & permanence plus the nicest looking beads since I started learning 2 years ago. Now my welds look like I've been welding all my life and pass the deconstruction tests. This Lincoln NR-211 MP makes my +30 year old little 110v Chicago / HFT welder worth keeping. (Saving me well over $1000 just by buying an $18 roll of Lincoln wire).

Check out You Tube videos of FCAW wire comparisons. There are many opinions pushing various brands, but Lincoln seems to always be at or near the top.Since I use a Lincoln FCAW, it makes sense to purchase their flux core wire.

Hobbiest, ran through harbor F. Welder, mainly .074 to .187 material doing fillet and butt welds, did about 237" (~20 feet) of welding before running out, mind you this is a 1 pound spool.Pros: way less splatter, clean wireCons: cost..Compare to Hobart and some other harbor F. Brand, there about 40% less splatter then those cheaper brands, but a lot of that depends on good nozzle control, angle, feed, and material cleaning. A little change in angle makes a big difference!The pic is .125 angle iron before any grinding, ran the wire brush and as you can see little splatter. I did have trouble laying down 2nd layer, but that a probably just my skill level problem.As for cost, it little pricy, as you only get 1lb of wire, wile most spools are 2lb and for about the same price.At end of the day, yes I recommend this wire if your doing new builds or At least decent clean material. I just ordered my second roll, and might just buy a box next time.As for cost, stuff is a bit

Nice wire, however get lots of spatter. I would expect better performance with Lincoln product, considering the cost.

Good all purpose wire , penetrates / wets well and leaves little slag behind. Far better than no name or harbour freight wire . Be sure to use a knurled drive roller with it . Oddly enough my welder did not include one and had to order separately

This wire is very forgiving. It works great even if your settings or technique aren't good. I've used it in both transformer and inverter machines and it always works well. I see a lot of complaints about the spools only being one pound instead of two. Yes, Lincoln makes more money that way and some people will feel tricked. But there might be more to it. I notice when I get near the end of a two pound spool, there's wavering and inconsistency of the wire feed because the wire has been so tightly coiled. And I've also noticed the Lincoln wire is very stiff, if it came on two pound spools it might suffer even more from that feed inconsistency. Just a thought, who knows. I think this wire is worth the extra money. If I was tighter for money I'd probably buy a ten pound roll and try to respool some one pound spools.

Purchased to replace an old spool had been around for decades. Poor results. Maybe flux was moisture contaminated. Obviously welder isn't used much. New spool of wire fixed all issues.

Works great. It does not like humidity. Humidity can ruin it so keep it dry.