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Wannalandy, I just bought a little SIP mig welder today, cost $220.00. It's pretty damn good, I have not really tried to weld anything in a long time, gave it a crack today & after a few false starts away I went. Pretty happy if I do say so myself. Haven't used a MIG for about 5yrs.
We have an ARC welder hanging around at work, I have tried to weld a few things & given up pretty quickly.
I have a little Italian made Telwin, its ideal for light work and with a nice satin craft 2.4 rod you can weld sheetmetal if your careful, the only problem is they dont have a cooling fan and shut down after a while to cool down but for under 200 clams they are a good buy.
I just wanted to add,
One of the problems with a gas sheilded MIG and TIG over an ARC is that they are a pain to use out side as the gasious (Argon/Corgon) shield can get blown away from the work so an ARC or Gasless MIG is the best to get used outside if it's windy anyway.
Just turn the gas up;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mcrover
Although at $60 an E refill, keep it down:(
That's whay for the amount of times I weld I just stick with the ARC. My welding looks crappy anyway so regardless it wouldn't make much of a difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by rovercare
Trav
Yep, but I have the mig out, most days I'm working on something and the old man isn't far of it either, you've got one car to work one, I work on cruntloads;)Quote:
Originally Posted by aquarangie
fair enough, like I said if you use your MIG reguarly I can see the value in buying one.
I had a MIG once (small 120 amp job though, bit of a toy really :() and used it twice in 18 months, the wire went rusty and the bottle wascosting me a small fortune in rental for little use so I just couldn't see the value in one for me that is.
Trav
Costs a dollar a day to rent Oxy, Acet and argoshield light bottles, its a ****ing fip off:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by aquarangie
I want a plasma cutter and stick.... Sort of goes against everything people have been saying brand wise I suppose -->
http://http://cgi.ebay.com.au/TIG-STICK-WELDER-PLASMA-CUTTER-Solid-Performer_W0QQitemZ130201198131QQihZ003QQcategoryZ 11774QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Could cut the beer kegs up with plasma :)
You can't weld AL with inverter arc welders can you..? I suppose you could with above welder using TIG? Sort of defeats the purpose of getting a stick welder if I then have to go buy gas for the TIG component.
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Originally Posted by Bennett
You can weld cast ally with cast ally rods with a ARK welder but extruded ally you need to TIG it or if your good you can use OXY Ive been told but I havnt seen it or been successful trying it.
BOC has (or were advertising) disposable bottles of argon, CO2 and corgon as well as OXY and Acetalene but they were very small bottles, about the size of a 1.25 coke bottle.
I would imagine they still wouldnt be cheap but at least you could keep it for a long time and not be paying rent.