-Aliba-
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Need a welder that will be suitable to use around the car...... e.g. weld plates onto boots & bonnets etc....
Will this welder do the job????
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3806037842&category=40003&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBDW%3AIT&rd=1
The guy stays locally and is willing to gimme it for 80 bucks.
Is it worth it????
C'mon peeps, need your help here.
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AdamF
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that looks like it should be ok mate. you want a mig welder and you will need to weld with gas to get a good weld.
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-Aliba-
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Cheers Adam. 
So basically any smallish mig welder will be ok for what i'm doing????
Not needing to use it to build ships like 
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miles
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Looks good for the price. It doesn't mention its amps but Im sure it will be good enough.
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-Aliba-
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Good good. Thats what i'm wanting to hear.
I take it the sip welder in halfords for 55 bucks is shit????
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miles
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£55? Sounds like an ARC welder?
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-Aliba-
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mmmmmm..... let me check. Be back in 2mins
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-Aliba-
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Its a Sip Handymate Gasless Mig welder. £54.99
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AdamF
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you need to weld with gas mate its hard to weld without it never sticks. any small mig welder is fine mate.
you can always try other forms of welding when you get good at it
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Marco The Corsa Man
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This reserve isnt met yet so it could be alot more. I'f you're gonna go MIG then you need gas-less unless you can get hold of argon. You're best bet is an arc welder, you can get them cheep and they're cheep to maintain, no moving parts etc. You'll only be able to use thin rods unless you get a good one but it still does a good job (aslong as you got skill  ). I do welding on a course, well worth the time to learn.
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AdamF
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for what he wants it for mig is the best bet and halfords sell argoshield gas mate.
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-Aliba-
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Marco, the auction has finished!!!
The reserve for it was 100. But, after contacting the guy, he is willing to sell it to me for 80 bucks.
So, i need to find a smallish mig welder which uses gas????
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AdamF
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quote:
Originally posted by -Aliba-
So, i need to find a smallish mig welder which uses gas????
yes mate, arc welding isnt some thing you need to worry bout yet mate master mig first.
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-Aliba-
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cheers
Well, unless i can source a cheaper mig welder than that on ebay, i'll just get it and take things from there.
Cheers for the help again adam
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AdamF
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no probs mate. a tip for when you dont weld you bonnet, boot etc dont continuously weld it, just tack it on and everytime you do a little weld put a wet cloth over it to cool it down or your bonnet will warp.
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AdamF
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oh yeah and always where a mask got other wise youll get arc eye which i have at the moment it really isnt nice
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-Aliba-
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okay dokey
Cheers again
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Tidus
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Also do it in a extracted area, as i ended up with metal fume poisoning which is fcuking horrible. and can cause neaumonia (sp?) so i hear.
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AdamF
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never heard of that dont sound nice, being on her isnt helping my eyes either . thankfully its only mild
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-Aliba-
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AdamF
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yeah it feels like ive got loads of grit in my eyes .
on a serious note though you shouldnt get it. it burns the retina in the back of the eye and if you do it to much it seperates the retina and you could go blind
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-Aliba-
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 nasty shit
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AdamF
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and anything aggrivates it thats uv eg going outside, watching tv, being on computer etc. halfords sell masks mate and make sure you CANT see through if you put it on. sounds silly but you can when you weld
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-Aliba-
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Should have a few masks sitting around my garage.
My dad used to do a lot of welding. Had two big gas bottles about 6ft tall!! but some pikey cunt stole the lot years back 
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Marco The Corsa Man
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And If you're Mig-ing DONT wear a short sleve T-Shirt, You will get sun burn like you wouldn't believe. I learned the hard way, took nearly three week for my arm to stop peeling. I should be finishing my course about 5 week ahead of scedule so any welding I need doing I can take into College and use their setup . Next task is to learn how to weld Aluminium.
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