Recommendations for arc welder

[buttercup]

Looking at buying an inverter arc welder. Under £250 .... any
recommendations.....

 

[Sausage]

Just bought a 180amp online from R-Tech. British assembled and German guts according to their website. Was just under your budget. Seems to go well enough.

 

[Boohoo]

GYS would be my choice but plenty of other recommendations in this thread

Small arc welder

Hello I'm looking to replace my Sealy air cooled welder. It's just for occasional use at home Looked on Amazon and e bay there's no end of different makes around 140 - 160 amps some below £50. The more I look the more confused I get It's an arc welder I'm after Thanks

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[Party Pete]

I got a rohr from Amazon , didn’t expect much for the money that it was but it’s been excellent and it’s not had an easy time of it . Thinking of buying their inverter mig now as I can’t stick weld to save myself

 

[JockCroft]

ParkerBrand 180 here for about 3 years. Not done a great deal, but steady arc.

Had som problems with arc not flowing, but turned out to be rods too blame.

 

[DrDunc]

I got a rohr from Amazon , didn’t expect much for the money that it was but it’s been excellent and it’s not had an easy time of it . Thinking of buying their inverter mig now as I can’t stick weld to save myself

MIG because it's even easier to attach pigeon shyte to metal than with a stick?

I've a 180 amp Kempi. Now well over a decade old. Buy a good invertor and it'll be a joy to use. Buy a cheap Chinese thing and you'll hate it for the short time it takes to burn out

 

[Party Pete]

MIG because it's even easier to attach pigeon shyte to metal than with a stick?

I've a 180 amp Kempi. Now well over a decade old. Buy a good invertor and it'll be a joy to use. Buy a cheap Chinese thing and you'll hate it for the short time it takes to burn out

Something along them lines I’ve done quite a lot with a mig . Would rate myself average with a mig but it’s a definite poor with the stick . Will take a look at that though thanks

 

[Party Pete]

Something along them lines I’ve done quite a lot with a mig . Would rate myself average with a mig but it’s a definite poor with the stick . Will take a look at that though thanks

Ok I’ve looked …. They are a bit pricey for a poverty stricken beef farmer

 

[Welderloon]

I've a JASIC that rattles around in the back of my truck............................... I cannot fault it, I've dropped it from a ladder 24ft up & it still works, doesn't pull the Genny down & burns 3.25 rods all day without cutting out & it was less than £150 when I bought it .........................when it sh*ts itself I'll buy another

 

[Bury the Trash]

but how powerful a one do you want ?
this is a proper little chap ,well proven....

Parweld XTS 163 MMA Welder

Key Features 4MM max electrode diameter Weight - 8.5KG Generator friendly Digital display Duty cycle - 20% @ 160A Arc force & hot start 3 year warranty

www.weldingsuppliesdirect.co.uk

or weve also got a SIP weldmate had it for several years,has been draagged around moblie in the damp etc still fine .

SIP Weldmate HG2000DA ARC and TIG Inverter Welder 05715

SIP Weldmate HG2000DA Welder The Small but mighty, HG2000DA Inverter Welder from SIP is multi functional offering ARC and TIG welding equip with Voltage Reduction Device (VRD) for added safety with Lift TIG function included for a clean lift start. The welder is generator friendly which is ideal...

www.sipuk.co.uk

 

[buttercup]

Rohr looks cheap....

 

[fermerboy]

180 Jasic here, came from welding supplies direct on here. Can't fault it, no bother, runs off the genny fine.

I personally think that the main players are all much of a muchness, stay away from the cheap eBay Chinese shite and any of them will do your job.
Mig is grand indoors but welding a hinge on a stanchion in winter at 750ft up a hill somewhere or similar needs a stick welder!