Welding gears?

[MoparManJim]

Where can I get metal welding gears for inside a mig welding wire feed unit? I got a mig welder an belive it or not but the gears are plastic  . The teeth on the original set already got strip afew days ago.. so I had to replace them with more plastic. I want to go metal gears this time around an say heck with the plastic garbage. 

[69rtse4spd]

Depends on the make of the welder. Any name brand unit, & you should be able to buy replacements. All though any name brand would not have plastic gears to begin with. If you bought it new, would go back & see if you can up grade to steel, if not check & see if there were older models built with steel ones. You might be able to find an older machine & get them, good luck.  .

[MoparManJim]

Depends on the make of the welder. Any name brand unit, & you should be able to buy replacements. All though any name brand would not have plastic gears to begin with. If you bought it new, would go back & see if you can up grade to steel, if not check & see if there were older models built with steel ones. You might be able to find an older machine & get them, good luck.  .

I don't want replacement parts, if I did I would have bought the warrenty. I didn't buy the warrenty because I didn't want the same headach over and over. I have already replace the whole gears in it with bigger ones but yet they are also plastic.. I'm looking for metal ones, if I can't find a place i will take the unit apart and convert the gears to chain driven or something and do away with the plastic.

[chargerhunter]

You don't want the headache? Sounds like you have one now. I bet it is a Harbor Freight POS. Buy a Miller and be done.

[70redbee]

I Second the Miller