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001Ben

posted on 15/2/10 at 01:29 PM Reply With Quote
Which Welder?

I have booked myself on a welding course at the local college, unfortunately it doesn’t start until August. I would like to buy a welder before then and start doing some practice at home . Can anyone recommend a good welder, I will be using it for:

• General Chassis
• Roll bar
• Car bodywork

Basically general automotive. I want it to last a few years

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blakep82

posted on 15/2/10 at 01:30 PM Reply With Quote
clarke 151te

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britishtrident

posted on 15/2/10 at 01:31 PM Reply With Quote
Hobby welder on a budget --- buy a Clarke MIG





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tegwin

posted on 15/2/10 at 01:37 PM Reply With Quote
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clarke 151te

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What he said... Dont get a gassless one though!





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doddy

posted on 15/2/10 at 01:39 PM Reply With Quote
i have a clake 135 te and its good i had a hafords sip one before and it was crap
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coozer

posted on 15/2/10 at 02:19 PM Reply With Quote
Go to this FORUM and ask weldeqiup, he's the guy to ask and he can sell you one.

Got my Topmig off him and its dead easy to use.





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bodger

posted on 15/2/10 at 03:04 PM Reply With Quote
On my welding course they use Kempi & Murex but you get what you pay for & they're not cheap. Having said that, I picked up a 150A Kempi off the bay for £280. I've seen a Murex go on there for £360.
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fesycresy

posted on 15/2/10 at 04:27 PM Reply With Quote
Cebora.





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Avoneer

posted on 15/2/10 at 05:54 PM Reply With Quote
Clarke FTW!

Have a SIP and keep having to borrow a Clarke to do a proper job.

Pat...





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Mark Allanson

posted on 15/2/10 at 08:09 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Avoneer
Clarke FTW!

Have a SIP and keep having to borrow a Clarke to do a proper job.

Pat...


Second that, SIP to be avoided. I would go for a S/H Oxford, ESAB, Lincoln pro welder.

My home mig is a clarke circa 1987 and still going strong.





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Richard Quinn

posted on 15/2/10 at 08:26 PM Reply With Quote
Chassis? Already welded. Roll cage? Already welded in. You just want to melt some metal don't you? Anyway, get the Clarke 151 and get it soon as I still haven't got around to replacing my Cebora that died 18 months ago and I could do with tacking my cage before taking it to get it TIG'd
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ashg

posted on 15/2/10 at 09:01 PM Reply With Quote
This is my list in order of what i would buy

1 ESAB
2 miller
3 Migtronic
4 cebora
5 murex
6 lincon
7 Portamig

every one of the above make blooming good welders and i would rather have a 10-15 year old version of any of the above than a clarke toy welder.

sorry if that upsets anyone with a clarke. yes they are good hobby welders but not my cup of tea

also look for a welder that will take a 15kg reel as they usually have industrial wire feed motors rather than pony plastic toy motors.





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posted on 15/2/10 at 09:35 PM Reply With Quote
i had a hobby cebora for a long time - seriously abused it by taking the cover off and putting an office fan on full power next to it.

When it broke i replaced it with a clarke 151 - very happy with the clarke.

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Peteff

posted on 15/2/10 at 11:35 PM Reply With Quote
I love my little Kemppi. It practically does the job for you.





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001Ben

posted on 16/2/10 at 06:46 AM Reply With Quote
thanks for all the replies. Theres a few names in there that i havent even heard, worth finding out some prices. It seems that the clarke is the one most people go for.
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