im looking for a better mig welder , i have a sip 130 , but i feel like a need to buy something a bit more professional... has anyone got a mid-range single phase welder they no longer require somewhere near the centre of the country 90 miles from npton , and at a reasonable price ..300-500 bucks many thanx in advance , pm or text me on 07876 791371
all sorted thanx to ebag..... i got an older murex 200 240v ..£200 its a lot bigger than it looked on the tinterweb... 26'' tall
it came from a welding shop in brum, they had it, but for the amount they do they upgraded all the units to 3 phase 415 im gonna have to find out about some of the settings.... and it needs a good clean out inside
I have been having a bit of a play with my welder , I have welded my American car before , but that was quite thick steel and not really so rusty.. I got a pair of heat exchangers that had a couple of holes in and welded a couple of patches onto them, The steel on the h/x is quite thin with a fair bit of rust and pitting, I started with this likkle hole, decided to make a patch onto the fixing strap tacked it in place ,, some bits had to be welded with lots of blobs … then when there was new metal there I could run better beads on top ..
then started on this other bigger hole I dished the surrounding area ..gently... Then shaped a piece and tacked it in I fould a couple of thin areas so tacked small plates on to them I have almost finished the gringing and cleaning up, and the repairs look good, I have spent around an hr on this and have learnt a lot about my welder settings and welding rusty thin metal i will post piccy of the finished articles ...when i have finished
