The Magnum 250 LX spool gun from The Lincoln Electric Co. (www.lincolnelectric.com) is compact and weighs three pounds, excluding cable weight. The gun is designed for the Power MIG 225 C and Power MIG 350 MP wire feeder/welder systems and is rated at 280 amp/60 percent duty cycle and 200 amp/100 percent duty cycle. It can feed 0.03-in. to ³ /64-in. diameter aluminum wire or 0.025-in. to 0.35-in. diameter steel wire on up to 4-in. diameter spools at speeds up to 800 in. per minute.