Review on Hobart 770053 Wire Size 16 Inch by Greg Birchfield

If you are purchasing these ferrules then you are probably making welding wire, patch cords or other types of wire that require a ferrule. They are about the size of a wire. I bought a #2 Class M welding cable to replace my current ground wire on my MIG. I needed a lip on each end. These eyelets almost fit. With a little ingenuity I was able to widen the end of the cable to match the ends of the cable as copper is a soft metal that can be worked. Part of the problem was probably because I was using class M, not class K, cable. Class M has thinner strands than Class K and a slightly larger diameter. They will work, but you may need to use a punch to widen the end slightly to insert the cable. The reason I'm only giving 3 stars is because one of the cable lugs was a noticeably smaller diameter that would fit the cable nicely. Wire #4. I could still work and expand the metal to fit, but I didn't have to. I see this as a quality control issue and don't see the same issue with the item that was hanging at my local welding supplies store. Otherwise they do their job. You may also consider Lincoln Electric's KH538 lug/cable crimping tool to securely crimp ferrules and cables.