Slater
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 05:24 PM |
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MIG Welder offer
Hi I have been offered a MIG welder from a neighbour who is having a garage clear out. It's MIGMATE Turbo 130 with new big coil of wire and a
full CO2 bottle, 2nd hand, little used, includes a mask. Price is £40.
Is this a good price??? A quick look on ebay seems to suggest it is.
I am a total novice having never welded, bur I was thinking about doing a welding course in the evenings anyway. So would this be the type of machine
I would need to practice with. I just want it to fabricate the odd bracket and light stuff, nothing too heavy.
Cheers
Keith
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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BenB
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 05:27 PM |
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I'd bite his / her hand off....
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mookaloid
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 05:28 PM |
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Why are you thinking about it - no brainer - get your wallet out 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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tegwin
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 05:34 PM |
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Quit your jibba jabba and do it!
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eccsmk
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 05:42 PM |
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buy it
buy it
buy it
buy it
sell it to me
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 06:17 PM |
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Sounds a bit on the pricey side to me
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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skodaman
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 06:34 PM |
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I'll have it if you don't want it. I paid £25 for my arc but will still buy a mig when find one at right price.
Skodaman
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 06:38 PM |
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It's a run-of-the-mill hobby MIG - nothing special, and you might come across odd problems with wire-feed, etc. However, many Locost chassis
have been built with just such a machine, so it's a bargain!
Just to be sure (e.g. looking a gift horse in the dentures), ask him if he could show you how it works - you will then find out if the wire feeds out
of the gun OK, and that the electrics are sound. Even a couple of inches on a piece of sheet steel would be enough.
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 06:38 PM |
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buy it now,
good welder, blown 2 of them up!
can suffer with wire feed problems,
but easy to sort out !
buy it
paul
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 07:57 PM |
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i always say, theres a limit to how bad you can be lashed for £40, and thats £40! Its a bargain if it works. 
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BenB
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 08:55 PM |
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Wire feed problems can mostly be sorted by fitting a proper PTFE liner.
So £40 for the welder, £8 for a liner from welderman on Ebay.
Bloody cheap reliable welder.
Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 09:05 PM |
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PTFE liner is a temporary fix, they are designed for aluminium, and with MS wire, a groove is cut in the liner which pinches. Replace with a new steel
liner or just blow it out with an airline.
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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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 09:18 PM |
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I got a 110 migmate for £9 off ebay. I gave it away for free.
they aint great...
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RazMan
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| posted on 18/5/08 at 10:57 PM |
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You could pay that just for the mask & CO2 bottle alone 
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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blakep82
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 12:24 AM |
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^ he's right!
SIP welders have bit of a bad reputation... but for £40 you can't go far wrong. what you may find (i did at least!) is that if you can learn to
weld half decently with it, if you decide to upgrade later, your welds will be a lot better lol
as said though, £40 will get you the gas and wire alone, so def worth it, even if just to learn
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Marcus
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 11:55 AM |
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Other than slightly iffy wire feed, we built 2 chassis and welded axle brackets on with a 105 turbo SIP. Still going strong too
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Marcus
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 11:55 AM |
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Other than slightly iffy wire feed, we built 2 chassis and welded axle brackets on with a 105 turbo SIP. Still going strong too
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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iank
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 12:11 PM |
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Buy it, if it's not very good you'll get more than that back on ebay even with an honest description of the faults.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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