marmot0
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 01:17 PM |
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Please recommend me a decent secondhand MIG
Hi, i'm after a decent secondhand MIG welder, going to be used for general automotive use and spaceframe chassis fabrication.
Many thanks
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 01:22 PM |
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I have a Clarke 151te which i have had no problems with. Tend to go for good prices on ebay
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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jossey
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 01:23 PM |
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Clarke 151 te +1
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 01:51 PM |
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I have a Clarke 90E gas/gasless picked it up on ebay a few years ago for under £50 has been pretty much fautless.
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marmot0
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 01:56 PM |
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Thanks for the suggestions, really after one which takes full size gas bottles and euro torch. Cheers
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 02:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by marmot0
Thanks for the suggestions, really after one which takes full size gas bottles and euro torch. Cheers
Not sure what you mean by eurotorch but i think most migs can be converted to full gas bottles. I have with mine anyway 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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dhutch
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 02:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjsNot sure what you mean by eurotorch but i think most migs can be converted to full gas bottles. I have
with mine anyway
Eurotorch is a standard plug/socket arrangment for attaching/detaching torchs from a MIG, as per the mig in the below photo. A lot have converted the
clarkes to run full sized bottles and some are sold this way from new (basicaly the same machine, but typicaly with wheels and a bottle carrier)
http://www.ricola.co.uk/images/cabrio/portamig.jpg
Have a look on the migwelding forum prehaps? Stuff does come up on there from time to time although it can hold value well.
In the end i bought new and got myself a little ESAB Caddy inveter mig which im using with a small z-sized bottle. Impressed sofar although it wasnt
cheap and does still have a captive torch due to the size of it.
Daniel
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 02:54 PM |
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The Clarke 160 is essentially the 151 but ready to run on a big bottle.
I'm another 151te user and well happy. Good on price, performane and quality of build.
Cheers,
Mike
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ashg
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 03:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dhutch
quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjsNot sure what you mean by eurotorch but i think most migs can be converted to full gas bottles. I have
with mine anyway
Eurotorch is a standard plug/socket arrangment for attaching/detaching torchs from a MIG, as per the mig in the below photo. A lot have converted the
clarkes to run full sized bottles and some are sold this way from new (basicaly the same machine, but typicaly with wheels and a bottle carrier)
http://www.ricola.co.uk/images/cabrio/portamig.jpg
Have a look on the migwelding forum prehaps? Stuff does come up on there from time to time although it can hold value well.
In the end i bought new and got myself a little ESAB Caddy inveter mig which im using with a small z-sized bottle. Impressed sofar although it wasnt
cheap and does still have a captive torch due to the size of it.
Daniel
the esab caddy is one of the best portable inverter migs on the market they make the clarke 151 feel like a piece of junk 
i would be looking for
Esab
Miller
Migtronic
Cebora
Murex
if i was in the market for a new mig.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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T66
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 04:23 PM |
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I got a used Clarke 195Te on eclart for £270 - was 18 months old
It replaced my horrible SIP 160 (debated here lots as they are pap) , my old Clarke 120 and my current 195Te do exactly what they were built for.
No feed issues, and reliable.
The 195Te is a pleasure to use, and are good on price.
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Phil.J
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 06:03 PM |
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Most migs can be converted to use a 'Eurotorch'. You can buy a kit from the bay of e.
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907
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| posted on 7/1/11 at 07:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ashg
i would be looking for
Esab
Miller
Migtronic
Cebora
Murex
if i was in the market for a new mig.
Oi, You've missed out the best one Ash! 
Paul G
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/1/11 at 05:07 PM |
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Yes, my Kemppi makes them all look like toys No euro fitting on that either but it nearly fits in my pocket and runs 180 amps from a 13 amp socket.
Euro fittings are not a guarantee of good quality, they just enable shift welders to take their torch off so it doesn't get mangled by the next
man on.
[Edited on 8/1/11 by Peteff]
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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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 8/1/11 at 05:26 PM |
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http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/index.php
thats the place to try.......
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marmot0
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| posted on 10/1/11 at 12:31 PM |
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Thanks for all the helpfull comments, going to have a look at the kemppi' welders, cheers
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