buying a welder

gonna buy masel awelder a mig one a think any advice

pay more for quality is about the best advice for a mig

also one that switch's gas/no gas come's in handy.

aye the best yer can get. If yer want to weldyer chassis get at least 150amp. try the mig welding forum in my siggy. Lots of helpful guides to buying a new/2nd hand welder.

Decent MIGs start around £250-300 for basic units.

I like Migatronic.

You may also want to look at Lincoln or Miller.

Don't be tempted to buy a cheap and cheerful welder. You'll be wasting your money and would be better of paying somebody to do the welding for you.

This is is good one for us non professional once every bluemoon type welders. Clarke - MIG151EN Turbo 'No-Gas' MIG Welder - Dual Purpose and "No Gas" MIG Welders - Machine Mart

thats one o the ones ave been looking at
my kid brorher worked as a sheet metal worker but aint welded fer years though he says hell teach me ta use it

Gasless is great when you're first learning as it's one less thing to worry about, and you don't have to worry about the wind blowing the gas shroud away if you're outside.

ahm starting two projects this year ma 110 pickup/h,top
an a lightweight so recon itll get used most weekends might even try doing a bit for mstes to help fund them

defenderdavie said:

ahm starting two projects this year ma 110 pickup/h,top
an a lightweight so recon itll get used most weekends might even try doing a bit for mstes to help fund them

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You'll be able to make your own rocksliders

reason ahm buying one is it cost me £300 quids tae git 2 sills welded on a fiesta
and ma brother mite be rusty an hate welding but he likes landies an a got tonnes o metal bar ,plate etc fi a job we ripped oot as well as 12 sheets o cheuqer plate so were gonna make recks n unite in hte back fer storage cooking etc when we go away in it

I've got arc and mig welders The arc was £5 from a bankrupt car dealership auction, and the mig was £60 off ebay, gas/no gas 190 amp. been having problems with the wire feed but it seems to have sorted it'self now.

If you need any handles or drawer runners or any hardware at all try these peeps Häfele - INDEX COUNTRY SELECTOR

redhand said:

If you need any handles or drawer runners or any hardware at all try these peeps Häfele - INDEX COUNTRY SELECTOR

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we use them at work beenpicking up left over bits for months got enough handles to do 3 or four

This is for sale on Ebay not a bad price and a good make NEW SIP 25033 WELDMATE T150P-GAS/GASLESS *Mig welder

redhand said:

This is for sale on Ebay not a bad price and a good make NEW SIP 25033 WELDMATE T150P-GAS/GASLESS *Mig welder

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s a good make ahm told

one o the boys that works fer use in london bought some gear fae them a think ill need tae ask him what ther like

i like tae see stuff when a buy it so might jist stick tae machine mart

Get buster to pop over They've got a shop in Dumfries.

redhand said:

Get buster to pop over They've got a shop in Dumfries.

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got a job on down that way might have alook when am down
wont be buying it this month cos buying ma truck cab

To get a good weld with a mig i have found 170 amp or more are the best to use, that way you are well within the welders capabilities and get a smoother weld, a bit like the difference between doing 90 in a fiesta and 90 in a jag. Also unless things have changed with the wire since i was last regularly welding gasless is not a good idea for anything that is put under loads or is a safety issue as gasless welds are far more brittle and liable to crack under much lesser stres than a weld with gas.
Hope that helps.