craftycarper 0 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 i've been welding for years, mainly cars (my own) to keep the bills down etc. Started with a arc welder but got fed up with the metal wastage and time involved. The mig was the best move i ever made, don't get me wrong i still have bad days, especially as all my stuff is done outside(no garage) so wind factor has a lot to do with how the weld turns out, only takes a light breeze and your fooked so basically i have to have the weather on my side if its for the motor, same goes for my spraying as well. Its also handy for knocking up other smaller projects as well like a longnet basket...i made some good little cradles for decoying the other year but ran them over with the landy the other day so i will have to get the mig out again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craftycarper 0 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 oh and i forgot to add that if you have a landy then you have to have a mig, they go hand in hand...if you get what i mean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bitsa lurcher Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well seen as I am the only qualified welder posting on this, you get what you pay for as previously said, this tackle upto 160A is a toy, if you want to play with arc its not a bad price to start, you can even get carbon rods to do light work. Its all down to what you want to do with it at the end of the day, this will do comfortably 1.5mm to 4mm mild steel, no good at all for light work as you will have to goto 60-80A to strike a good arc. Hope this helps enjoyed your moment of stardom did you Gav ...... the only welder in the world Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waz77 15 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Maybe we should all put our C.V's up Although most of mine have run out now cos ive been a tree surgeon for 4yrs and they run out after 90days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gav 1,708 Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Well I just got wind of this, I did not mean to offend any one for starters, if you do get offended then you. The "Well seen as I am the only qualified [b/] welder posting on this" should have had maybe a "so far" on the end, I am sorry for not including this in the original post, but hey I am human. No I am not the only welder in the world, and for my sins its a shit job any way, thats why I am retired. I'm not going to blow my trumpet at the things I have done, but been 90m down trying to cut legs off a burnt out platform, then you may have a clue what its about. The thing about forums is, different people express their own veiws, now if someone makes a mistake and you all ridicule them, then the information given is useless !! Therefore 2x2=5 so go an shove it up your Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIGZY 4 Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Maybe we should all put our C.V's up Although most of mine have run out now cos ive been a tree surgeon for 4yrs and they run out after 90days love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boris b 1 Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 In a word no , no such thing as cheap kit . If you want to do anything serious get the proper bit of kit . What do you want to weld ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RatSnatcher 0 Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 I always fancied an inverter what do you lads reckon for general welding Quote Link to post Share on other sites
craftycarper 0 Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 i would go for one of these as a starter, although the price difference is a lot, the second one is a nice machine http://www.thewelderswarehouse.com/Welding/Clarke_151TE.html http://www.thewelderswarehouse.com/Welding...Welder_145.html you can always take a class at college, maybe evenings to see if it's up you street and see if it warrants the expenditure before you fork out the readies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnGalway Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Hi all, thanks very much for the replies I'm sorry I've not replied to this topic in a while I've been very much distracted with other things lately. I passed on that particular welder. At the moment I've no set idea on what I would weld besides doing a few cage traps or the like so perhaps a MIG would suit better. If I were to get on with that and think of new projects then I might take another look at different units. Patience isn't ALWAYS my strong suit and the "freezing" aspect of that unit would likely drive me nuts, when I start a job I like to be making progress and try to do it half decent, I don't always get a lot of time to do such projects so that's another reason to pass it up. So it's a bit like all the power tools I bought for use with wood, except everyone knows something about wood don't they where as metal sometimes goes by the wayside being that bit more difficult to work with. Treestands, live catch traps, security and mounts for trail cameras are just some projects off the top of my head, probably could think of some uses for it around the farm too. Very new subject for me so I apologise if I'm saying or asking things. Thanks again and please continue the topic, I don't mind what welding stuff gets covered as it's all new for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boris b 1 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 a generator to run of can be a god send to , they can be nightmare's on house electrics . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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