Hi guys

I'm looking to buy a welder for home use for welding little things like brackets sills exhausts ect. But I'm not looking to spend alot as il be getting used to welding again after not doing it for a long time.

Is this one any good?

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vie...id=86609063251

Cheers Andy

 

shit tbh, this one is better for not much more .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wolf-Mig14...item3a7e294681

 

Ok cheers bud

Isit easier to weld with gas or isit easier with no gas?

 

U need a 150 or 180 amp welder for best results
gas less r crap ,
Try get 1 mm wire lead un gun , miles better than 0.8 mm as this tends 2 snag inside lead from welder 2 tip .
Use argon gas not co2 in an ideal situation .. u'll get a better weld as argon is inert ( argo shield light or universal will do for mild steel weldin )

Better 2 go for the slightly bigger amps as they r better for fine tuning wen welding , any thing smaller un welder will b set on flat out most of the time , u dunna want 2 end up with bird crap welding sittin on the 2 pieces of metal ur tryin 2 fuse 2gether , un finding u aint got no more power 2 do the job .....

 

Ok thanks very much for your advice much appreciated

 

try and find a nice second hand snap on mig had my work one 14 year and still going strong

 

ive just bought the Clarke 135te, cant recommend them enough, they weld very well

I was warned away from the wolf welders, they are cheap for a reason

I got mine with a vat free offer from machinemart

 

You can get good results if you know what you are doing with quite an inexpensive welder.I have here a clarke 90 of my mates and my 150 turbo.None mega money and am yet to have them fail.Obviously if you are using it all day you need something bigger but just for bits and bobs on panels the 90 is good enough.

 

Rax- thanks bud I'm going to get a mid range welder as itl last longer then