Come on then convince me I can weld and tell me which welder I need.

Looks worth a punt but why so vandalised?

 

Looks like hes been skip diving round the back of the clarke factory

 

There is one for sale on prototype bay or had that been said

 

Malc i couldn't weld before i started on the bus, so get you're self a mig, some gas and get welding it's got that hard

 

Sorry my bad its the Clarke one

 

This is the Mig version of the plasma that I have... no guarantees or warranty implied

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MIG-WELDE...513?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2583d64881

 

I've got the 130te version, gave a mate 75 notes for it with 2 reels of wire, i changed the regulator so that i could use argonshield light gas and it's been bob on for all that i've done on the bus, panel and chassis work no problemo

 

that welder only goes down to 60 amps, you will struggle to weld bodywork with it

 

When it comes to welders theres a few basic rules

Buy a decent brand with good spares availability
Buy one that will go above what you currently want to do
Use decent gas
Use a decent visor

Practice practice practice practice


Oh and never use gasless unless your tacking farm gates back together

 

Interesting... I'd not looked that closely at it!!

 

My last welder, which I still have, was a sealey super mig 150... Now I would recommend one of those, but they aren't as good as they used to be... the new ones are the hi/low min/max power range type, whereas my old one is a 1 to 7 power range...

My current setup is a Migatronic Automig... it's an older single phase unit, but it's a really good welder... I can weld thin panels on power setting 4 (1 to 10 power range) and do a half second tack that fully penetrates the metal, and doesn't throw loads of heat in due to the short burst!!

 

Just having a look, and to get the equivalent sealey supermig to my old unit, you'd now have to get the 180amp...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Su...203?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5af585d83b

 

You'd probably have to add a bottle regulator to that too!!

But you can get twin gauge ones pretty cheaply now!!

 

Malc dude

Honestly spend the money upfront for a decent one
Second hand is smashing if it saves you a few bob

Its one of the few things that its worth spending more money upfront
When you have used a cheap welder and spent 40 mins cutting out birds nests rather than welding in every hour you will wish you had spent a bit more

 

I have a twin guage I don't need.