Harbor Freight - Gems and Junk

I have some HF .030 MIG wire in my Lincoln. I don't like it. The arc isn't the same as Lincoln wire. It just doesn't spark up the same. Seems to burn quicker. The beads don't look right. Since I'm not using it for making anything that's life threatening then it's no big deal, but I'm not buying it again.

I've heard this, too. I'm still on the fence. I was gonna pick up some Miller or Lincoln .030 to compare to the HF stuff I just got. (I just moved up from the .023 Hobart for a different project).

The welding cart I got for like forty bucks a couple of years ago is holding up well, though....