Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:41 PM |
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ESAB MIG 180 - repair or replace
I have an old ESAB smashweld 180 mig welder which is a little tired out. I need to do a lot of welding for my new project so this is important to me
but I am not the bank of England. I think that the welder would be rejuvenated by a new torch. The problem is that to replace the torch it is going
to cost me £200. Do you think I should just bin the welder and buy a new one or will a refurbished old 180 ESAB be better than a new £200 mig welder?
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UncleFista
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:47 PM |
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I'd stick with what you have, just buy a euro torch conversion from a trader on The Mig-Welding Forum
and an ESAB will be much better than any new chinese-made machine.
All IMHO of course 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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jacko
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 08:51 PM |
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I like ESAB welders and if it was me i would keep it
the welder i had where i used too work had a wire speed control on the trigger handle
Jacko
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MkII
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:00 PM |
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get a euro coversion like unclefista said you should then be able to pick up a new binzel type torch for as little as £25 your esab should be better
than any new machine you can buy for £200. m.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:04 PM |
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As above the Esab will be much better than what £200 will buy you new.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 09:04 PM |
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As above the Esab will be much better than what £200 will buy you new.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 10:02 PM |
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I am very surprised that the ESAB doesn't already have a euro connector. A very fine machine - well worth spending the money on
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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Volvorsport
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 10:08 PM |
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big 10-4 on the esab
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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