Up to £500 arc welder?

[Danllan]

Not having bothered to replace my ancient Oxford when it gave up the ghost, and not wanting to borrow one anymore, I need a new arc welder for general odds and sods here and there.

I want a small / mid sized model, a cousin has a Sealey that he is happy with, anyone had a good experience with recent buys of Sealeys or others? Thanks in advance.

 

[TheTallGuy]

Used one of these the other day & it was nice - far better than older buzz boxes & I'm thinking of getting one myself.
https://www.weldingsuppliesdirect.c...xts-204-mma-welder-interest-free-finance.html

 

[tinman]

Waow,
given your opinions on certain other threads I'm astounded you'd consider buying anything other than a TRUE BRITTISH Oxford welder again, I mean, a sealey, made in the far east like, tut tut my honourable friend, I'm shocked to see you ask such a question while your sitting there in your English chair sipping on your English whiskey while eating your English bread with some English cheese on it and looking out on your English landscape (iirc you said one time (or something to that effect at least)) , you said you'd manage quite well without everybody else...

After all, the far East is what essentially wiped the eye of Western manafacturing So at the very least I'd be expecting you to be taking one for the team by buying Brittish and buying Oxford, I'm sure @Welding Supplies Direct would hit you up with a fine and proper English made welder.
Practice what you preach I say...

 

[Danllan]

Waow,
given your opinions on certain other threads I'm astounded you'd consider buying anything other than a TRUE BRITTISH Oxford welder again, I mean, a sealey, made in the far east like, tut tut my honourable friend, I'm shocked to see you ask such a question while your sitting there in your English chair sipping on your English whiskey while eating your English bread with some English cheese on it and looking out on your English landscape (iirc you said one time (or something to that effect at least)) , you said you'd manage quite well without everybody else...

After all, the far East is what essentially wiped the eye of Western manafacturing So at the very least I'd be expecting you to be taking one for the team by buying Brittish and buying Oxford, I'm sure @Welding Supplies Direct would hit you up with a fine and proper English made welder.
Practice what you preach I say...

Well, thanks for the feedback, but that's you receipted and filed as an A1 cock and utter thicky too.

Firstly, even an idiot might suspect merely from my name, what with it being WELSH, that I'm in WALES. But, and since there are some real thickies out there, if that got past the idiot in question, the location of Sir Gar / Carms, being in WALES, would be a big give away that I am in... WALES. ???????

Secondly, Barristers / Advocates are 'learned' not 'honourable' by address, unless on the High Court bench, a member of Parliament or independently titled. I'm merely a humble and learned Esquire.

Thirdly, you'll have to refer me to any post wherein I have ever written that I or the UK should be isolationist. I never have, so you won't be able to. I have often written that the UK should be entirely sovereign and not under any other the jurisdiction, and that we should have independent and ideally free trade agreements with other states and organisations. You know, like all those nasty places you must surely disapprove of, such as Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, Nigeria and, well, almost every country in the world really. I still advocate this.

Fourthly, and as a fan of my posts elsewhere it is remarkable that a clever fellow such as yourself has missed this, I want free trade and have written many times that UK (not 'English' ) manufacturers must compete globally. And, if that wasn't clear enough for even the most stupid reader (no names mentioned but, seeing as on past form you made need some help here, that's probably you), that regardless of price I always buy British when it is the best or equal to any competitor, but not when it is second-rate which, sadly, some is.

All that aside, other than your 'facts' being entirely wrong and your demonstration of appalling general knowledge, grammar and spelling, it was a really good effort. I truly look forward to the next one.

 

[Mursal]

Sealey and the like may cutout if worked.

 

[Danllan]

Sealey and the like may cutout if worked.

Do you mean 'over'worked, or are they just a bit delicate all round? My cousin's is, I guess, about three or four years old and seems alright for general use.

 

[Gerbert]

Don't think you would go far wrong with a good name brand.
I would advice to get one with an on/off button (ad opposed to a knob you have to turn to zero) and a display with the amps dialed in.

 

[KB6930]

I'd recommend Tec Arc I've had mine 5yrs now and has had some fairly heavy use and I can't fault it

 

[KB6930]

I'd recommend Tec Arc I've had mine 5yrs now and has had some fairly heavy use and I can't fault it

 

[sixrow]

Miller,Lincoln,I really like my thermal arc as well most of the big name brands will be good wouldn’t bother with sealy or any of that kind of stuff

 

[Mursal]

Do you mean 'over'worked, or are they just a bit delicate all round? My cousin's is, I guess, about three or four years old and seems alright for general use.

Some of the cheaper ones tend to 'overheat' very easily, just something to keep in mind, especially coming from an oil cooled

 

[Timbo]

Not having bothered to replace my ancient Oxford when it gave up the ghost, and not wanting to borrow one anymore, I need a new arc welder for general odds and sods here and there.

I want a small / mid sized model, a cousin has a Sealey that he is happy with, anyone had a good experience with recent buys of Sealeys or others? Thanks in advance.

Got the SIP 212 model, will burn 3.2mm's all day long off a 13a plug on 50m extension non stop. On a 16A feed it'll happily burn as many 4mm rods as you can through at it with another 25% left on the dial. 5yrs old and no issues. Don't leave them in a damp workshop unused for ages though - like all electronic equipment.

 

[tepapa]

Do you mean 'over'worked, or are they just a bit delicate all round? My cousin's is, I guess, about three or four years old and seems alright for general use.

He'll be refering to duty cycles. After so much use they need to cool down so shut off until cooled. The higher (I think) the duty cycle the higher the ampage it'll work for longer without needing to stop.
If your on a big project needing a lot of heat you don't want to be stopping all the time and want a higher duty cycle which you'll get from the better welders.
Just a bit of patching here and there and it won't be very important.

 

[Robert K]

Not having bothered to replace my ancient Oxford when it gave up the ghost, and not wanting to borrow one anymore, I need a new arc welder for general odds and sods here and there.

I want a small / mid sized model, a cousin has a Sealey that he is happy with, anyone had a good experience with recent buys of Sealeys or others? Thanks in advance.

should have brought our old oxford that was for sale on here

 

[Danllan]

should have brought our old oxford that was for sale on here

Yes, but... room, spares etc... Anyway, different needs now... I really can't justify such a thing anymore.

 

[Gus]

I've got a Lincoln 140 amp inverter which is brilliant, best welder I've ever used for vertical up, but a bit pricy. I've also got a 160 amp Jasic that was on offer at half the price of the Lincoln and probably about 90% as good. Been using the Jasic all day today, 3.2mm rods at the end of 25m of extension cable, had to climb up a machine with it and put it inside (try that with an Oxford Bantam!). Neither of them have ever cut out on me.

 

[Hooby Farmer]

I've a jasic 180 and a parweld 160/180 can't remember tbh. The men like both but I think the parweld is maybe slightly better, but they are both decent.

 

[C&Cows]

https://www.weldtech.co.uk/mma-welding/mma-welders/ESAB-Buddy-Arc-180-MMA-Welder

Fantastic welder