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After years with BOC for my gas I now use Hobbyweld, cheaper only 1 repayable deposit not paying tental every year and you can get them with a regulator already fitted, they say 90% deposit return when you hnd in your cylinder

so get on youtube and watch a few videos on how to weld then lern to set the machine up, a few hours practice should see you good, as all you need to do is be able to spot weld, lots of them the grind off the excess

This is quite a good site with a forum...

Great words of advice, cheers. I tried some gassless the other week on a mates project and lets just say it wasnt pretty! Will definately get gas and hobbyweld looks like a great shout so will be checking them out

There is also SGS gasses. Have a look who has a stockist near you.

Disco-Skipper said:

Great words of advice, cheers. I tried some gassless the other week on a mates project and lets just say it wasnt pretty! Will definately get gas and hobbyweld looks like a great shout so will be checking them out

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With hobby weld do not get the biggest bottle with the built in reg as it is the most expensive, get the next size down with a separate regulator.

Buy a bigger machine than what you need, as you never know what the future holds.

I initially bought a 170 amp machine, it was okay but limited on how thick a material you could weld, so traded that in for a 250amp machine, much better and it will still happily weld car panels.

MB15 torch is ideal for car work as it is smaller than the MB25 torch, consumables for both are cheap enough.

My Lincoln Mig welder was not working very well so after doing a lot of Google searching the best price for the one I bought , a new 180amp Parweld from

https://tbws.co.uk/product-category/mig-welders/

frostythor said:

My Lincoln Mig welder was not working very well so after doing a lot of Google searching the best price for the one I bought , a new 180amp Parweld from

https://tbws.co.uk/product-category/mig-welders/

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They are not bad prices at all, is yours an inverter model?
My 250 is apparently inverter type, but weighs 55kg with no bottle, it is bloody heavy to lift into the cars boot!

frostythor said:

My Lincoln Mig welder was not working very well so after doing a lot of Google searching the best price for the one I bought , a new 180amp Parweld from

https://tbws.co.uk/product-category/mig-welders/

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Out of interest can you use a 13amp to 16amp fly lead and use the welder at home on a normal circuit?
Note: I know nothing about electrics.

Anaconda said:

Out of interest can you use a 13amp to 16amp fly lead and use the welder at home on a normal circuit?
Note: I no nothing about electrics.

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I do exactly that with my machine, though in the end I did add a blue commando socket close to the consumer unit, but not really needed as I only do the odd car bit at home.
Just need a commando socket, a new breaker to add to the consumer unit and some wire, not hard or expensive.

As most of my welding is on setting No 1, on my Parweld 180, I have it on a normal 13 amp plug, but, the fuze in the plug it came with only had a 5 amp fuze so check the fuze before you use it, I did have a problem as the gas valve did not work 100 the sent a new one the next day, I fitted it myself, and it's been fine since, and it takes the 15kg wire

frostythor said:

As most of my welding is on setting No 1, on my Parweld 180, I have it on a normal 13 amp plug, but, the fuze in the plug it came with only had a 5 amp fuze so check the fuze before you use it, I did have a problem as the gas valve did not work 100 the sent a new one the next day, I fitted it myself, and it's been fine since, and it takes the 15kg wire

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If storing the machine in a shed, it is always worth covering the reel of wire in a nice soft blanket to keep it from getting damp.
I use a fluffy pillow case cover, nowt but best for my wire!

As an electrician, you can draw 16 amps from a 13 amp outlet, usually because a 2.5mm ring main is fused at 32A, at the distribution board. Bear in mind, the switches and the connections on a 13 amp socket outlet, are rated for 13amp....