Hobart FabCOR Edge XP 1/16" Metal-Cored Wire, 33lb Spool

A Smoother Run for Professional Welders

For the welder behind the hood, the Hobart FabCOR Edge XP 1/16" wire represents a significant upgrade in daily usability and comfort. If you are used to fighting with spatter or struggling to get a solid wire to wet out perfectly at the toes, this metal-cored wire will feel like a breath of fresh air. The FabCOR Edge XP is designed to provide a soft, balanced arc that feels forgiving and easy to control, allowing you to focus on your travel speed and gun angle rather than fighting the puddle.

The first thing you will notice is the fluidity of the weld pool. The metal-cored design allows the puddle to wash out smoothly to the edges, creating a flat, professional-looking bead profile with minimal effort. This is especially helpful when welding fillets in the flat or horizontal positions, where bead contour is critical. Unlike flux-cored wires that cover the weld in a heavy slag layer that must be chipped away, the Edge XP leaves only small, glassy silicon islands. These islands often pop off on their own as the weld cools or can be wiped away easily, leaving a clean, shiny bead that you can be proud of.

Spatter is another common headache that the FabCOR Edge XP virtually eliminates. The stable arc transfer keeps the molten metal where it belongs—in the joint, not on your nozzle or the surrounding base metal. This means less time scraping spatter off your workpiece and less time cleaning your gun nozzle. Whether you are welding heavy plate for agricultural machinery or fabricating structural beams, this wire runs smooth and fast. It is designed for DCEP polarity and works best with Argon-rich shielding gas blends, giving you the heat and penetration needed for thick sections without the harshness associated with straight CO2 welding.