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MK Products, Incorporated Since 1966

Celebrating 41 years of excellence, MK Products has developed the Cobramatic and Cobra Brands to be the industry leaders in their respective markets. Founded by Mike Kensrue, the company continues its development efforts with all of the major manufacturers throughout the world.

Please visit MK Products on the Web at:

www.mkproducts.com

What's New

New Catalog & Price Book

2008 Catalog Revision.

The Latest Excel Price List just revised for January 2008
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Specials

Power Package - complete with CobraMig 400P, Cobramatic Wire Feeder and Python gun - See Details

Tips and Cups -
1/4 in and 3/8 in Contact Tips and Finned Copper Cups - See Details

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Irvine, CA 92606-4975

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Highlights - Your Success Stories

Rozema Boat Works - Running a Tight Ship

Since 1955, in the north of Skagit Bay, Mount Vernon, Washington, you'll find Rozema Boat Works (RBW), a (3rd generation) family owned and operated custom boat building company, specializing in boats that range from sein skiffs to fire rescue boats.

Building boats in their 14,000 sq. ft. fabrication facility includes not only the usual run of "Breaks Presses", plasma cutting and TIG operations, but 18 stations of the highest quality MIG push-pull welding in the Pacific Northwest (which consists of all Cobramatic guns and wire feeders cabinets).

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In the Spotlight

Python Gun - Connects to Different Wire Feeders and Power Supplies

In the short six years since MK Products introduced the Python Gun, it has quickly moved up in ranks to become one of the best, if not the best, push-pull welding guns on the market today.

Designed, engineered, tested, and produced by the original inventors of push-pull wire feed technology, MK Products takes much pride in the Python gun. From high quality raw materials, to our in house machining processes, and finally to our state of the art assembly techniques, the Python has earned a reputation that is second to none.

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Answers to Your Challenges

How Do I Make The Perfect Weld? Or How Do I Prevent Porosity?

Q. How Do I Make The Perfect Weld? Or How Do I Prevent Porosity?

A. Regardless of the material to be welded, there are a few basic precautions which must be taken to avoid porosity in the weld and lack-of-fusion defects.

1. The material to be welded should be as clean as possible. All grease, oil, and other lubricants should be removed. For best quality welds, all scale, rust, and other oxide coverings should be either mechanically or chemically removed. This is of extreme importance when welding aluminum.

2. When welding carbon steel plate, use only the shielding gas-wire combination recommended for the specific variety of steel in use: killed, semi-killed, or rimmed.

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Hot Tips and Hot Topics

Tips - Benefits of Using MK Consumables

TIP #1: No matter what version of Python gun you have, the same barrel liner will work for each version of Python when welding with aluminum wire. Simply order part number 931-0137 from MK Products, and that barrel liner will work for you.

TIP #2: If you are working with a Miller version of the Python gun that uses Miller consumables, you have the option to switch that gun over to MK tips and cups also. Simply order part number 003-2147. Remove your Miller barrel and install this MK Python barrel, and you can now use MK Products consumables.

This option can come in handy for those shops with multiple welding stations equipped with Python guns that are already running with MK consumables. These shops can now enjoy the benefits of using different power supplies and feeder combinations, and only have to work with the same set of consumables.

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