locoboy
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 07:42 PM |
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which welder
Im involved in a new business venture beginning to break land rovers at work now and am getting through 4-5 a week at present and selling through ebay
and other channels and its taking off.
We primarily break Discoveries and have the oportunity to buy some damaged repairables.
I have been repairing the front innner wings on a 1995 V8 today and have been struggling with wire feed on my own SIP 180.
This model is plagued with wire feed issues and I have a metal liner kit installed to ease things and its really quite poor on the lower settings used
for bodywork and repair plate.
The settings are quite limited due to the style of the machine and in addition to this it's MY home machine and i dont want it being worn out at
work.
The machine seems to pulse the wire and is more pronounced when the torch is inverted when im welding upside down.
I can weld relatively well on vertical surfaces but its really beginning to annoy me when welding upside down.............i know practice practice
practice but im sure my machine is not helping matters.
The machine will not see heavy prolonged use but it will see a couple of outings a month and be in use for a couple of days per outing.
What machine would you guys reccommend for such applications?
Damn rotten disco's, if only they rotted on vertical bits only i would be fine!
Any info greatly recieved
ATB
Locoboy
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 07:45 PM |
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got any disco3 wheelarches ?
as ive found with my 185 amp welder , you need to buy a good one .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 07:46 PM |
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clarke 151te? should e fine since its not for heavy industrial use. recommended by loads on here (and me)
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UncleFista
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 07:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
clarke 151te? should e fine since its not for heavy industrial use. recommended by loads on here (and me)
Seconded, probably the best "hobby" welder for the price.
Tony Bond / UncleFista
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owelly
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 07:53 PM |
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But I have to add, don't use an extension lead with the welder unless it's a heavy one! I've seen folks struggling with good(ish)
welders and failing to get a good weld purely down to having a 10 metre extension lead that was 1.5mm. Plug the welder into a wall socket and see if
things improve!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 08:23 PM |
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^ a very good point! never thought of that... i always use mine with an 8m extention, and the extention gets warm if i use my grinder with it....
hmmm, a new minimal length, thick wire extention needed i think
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Wadders
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 08:27 PM |
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If its making you money, then don't waste your time with an inferior machine, go out and buy a good quality bit of kit, thats up to the job.
At the end of the year it comes off your tax bill anyway.
New I would look for something like a Kemmpi, miller or esab.
If cash is tight and you have 3 phase, its possible to pick up some real bargains.
I bought a 350amp murex with seperate wire feed for £240+vat recently.
Al.
Originally posted by locoboy
Im involved in a new business venture beginning to break land rovers at work now and am getting through 4-5 a week at present and selling through ebay
and other channels and its taking off.
We primarily break Discoveries and have the oportunity to buy some damaged repairables.
I have been repairing the front innner wings on a 1995 V8 today and have been struggling with wire feed on my own SIP 180.
This model is plagued with wire feed issues and I have a metal liner kit installed to ease things and its really quite poor on the lower settings used
for bodywork and repair plate.
The settings are quite limited due to the style of the machine and in addition to this it's MY home machine and i dont want it being worn out at
work.
The machine seems to pulse the wire and is more pronounced when the torch is inverted when im welding upside down.
I can weld relatively well on vertical surfaces but its really beginning to annoy me when welding upside down.............i know practice practice
practice but im sure my machine is not helping matters.
The machine will not see heavy prolonged use but it will see a couple of outings a month and be in use for a couple of days per outing.
What machine would you guys reccommend for such applications?
Damn rotten disco's, if only they rotted on vertical bits only i would be fine!
Any info greatly recieved
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iank
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| posted on 17/6/08 at 08:36 PM |
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Buy a good industrial brand. I noticed they use Lincoln's on scrapheap challenge which look rather nice.
Side note: the website plays the bacon frying sound on the front page if you need to tell people what to try for).
http://www.lincolnelectric.com/
Good luck with the venture.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 06:43 AM |
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Of the hobby/semi pro MIGs the Clarke range are pretty good.
re wire feed problems with the SIP try a Teflon liner
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Fred W B
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 05:33 PM |
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I'm very happy with my Hobart.
While we are talking about welders. You know how everything manufactured nowadays has a cheaper copy made in china? My companies core skill is
welding, and we use Miller machines in manual welding stations
I saw some pics of a chinese factory set up to build the same product as us, they also have miller welding machines
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 06:55 PM |
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depends on whether or not you have 3 phase.
If you DO, then get a secondhand ESAB, Sureweld, Murex or Lincoln MIG, or any other good industrial machine. All can be had for well under £300 in
excellent condition.
If you DON'T, then get one a bit like mine, its the biggest that will run on single phase. Its called an ERP, its actually un
"unbadged" import machine from the italian factory that make the sealey machines. Its big, takes the 15kg rolls, holds a full size gas
bottle, has tough wheels for rough yards and has served me very well. It was £400 when I bought it a few years back.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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NS Dev
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 06:57 PM |
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here's mine:
erp link clicky
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 08:53 PM |
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I have an Erfi 170, German made and it's been brilliant. I've used it to weld everything from 20g to 3/8" plate and it's blown
one fuse in 12 years. I used to have a SIP autoplus and the feed was crap but I used to find if I had too much pressure on the feed spring it made it
worse
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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thomas4age
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| posted on 3/7/08 at 05:04 PM |
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can't go wrong with cebora also,
are you sure it's not the welders hose lining? I had that, new inner tube in the hose fixed a long existing problem cost 10 euro's or
such.
grtz Thomas
If Lucas made guns, Wars wouldn't start either.
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 3/7/08 at 05:28 PM |
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new but s/h sealley
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mr henderson
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| posted on 3/7/08 at 05:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mad-butcher
new but s/h sealley
I've just bought a Siegen 180 amp machine from them for £205. Out of the boxes and scratched etc, but basically new
John
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ashg
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| posted on 2/9/08 at 07:01 PM |
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i have got a migatronic. cost a bit but was worth every penny. go to www.mig-welding.co.uk and have a chat with a boke called weldquip he will
advise you what you need and can supply anything from a clarke(cheeper than the mart) to a custom built machine.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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rodriguez
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| posted on 3/9/08 at 03:15 PM |
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I bought a clarke 160T last year and am quite impressed with it. seam welded a couple of cars and fitted a few roll cages and coped no bother at all,
even with prolonged use!!
get it lit
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Mix
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| posted on 3/9/08 at 04:11 PM |
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Hi
I've a Lincoln Compact 185 single phase, it's been fine, a bit pricey but if it's tax deductable why not? Unfortunately mine
isn't 
Regards Mick
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/9/08 at 06:43 PM |
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Get the Cebora 185 R1minimagic is selling in for sale section, it's a good deal for what he's asking Col.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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thwang
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| posted on 8/9/08 at 08:51 PM |
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esab,s are as good as they used to be about 5 years ago they use cheaper internals cycle duration isnt as long. i use a cebora never had a problem
with it and its had some use.
simon
[Edited on 14/9/08 by thwang]
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