001Ben
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 01:29 PM |
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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
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 01:30 PM |
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clarke 151te
done 
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 01:31 PM |
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Hobby welder on a budget --- buy a Clarke MIG
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tegwin
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 01:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
clarke 151te
done
What he said... Dont get a gassless one though!
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doddy
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 01:39 PM |
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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
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 02:19 PM |
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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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1980 Z750
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bodger
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 03:04 PM |
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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
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 04:27 PM |
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Cebora.
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The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 05:54 PM |
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Clarke FTW!
Have a SIP and keep having to borrow a Clarke to do a proper job.
Pat...
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 08:09 PM |
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quote:
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.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 08:26 PM |
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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
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 09:01 PM |
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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.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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MikeR
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 09:35 PM |
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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
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| posted on 15/2/10 at 11:35 PM |
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I love my little Kemppi. It practically does the job for you. 
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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001Ben
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| posted on 16/2/10 at 06:46 AM |
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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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