What mig welder

[spitfire]

Hi all never had a mig welder of my own looking for one which is easy to use with enough power for tin work and occasional heavy welds looked at oxford and paraweld inverters , what are peoples thoughts.

 

[Hilly]

Both good .

 

[Hard Graft]

Go for one with 4 wheel drive feed

 

[Forever Fendt]

Avoid the inverters if possible, generally the heavy the machine the longer it will
Last , Duty cycle is your best judge of performance

 

[startinghandle]

Don't buy draper

 

[bravheart]

Hi all never had a mig welder of my own looking for one which is easy to use with enough power for tin work and occasional heavy welds looked at oxford and paraweld inverters , what are peoples thoughts.

Experience?
Have you done any welding, used a mig before?
Budget, new or s/h?
Gas/no gas?
Electricity supply?
Single phase
13a, 16a or 32a
Three phase
The list goes on.
There are some fantastic welders now that all you need to do is set metal and wire thickness and they will automatically set the rest for you, you'll need deeper pockets though.
You need to give a bit more info or you will just be thrown the name of every welder under the sun.

Only thing I would say the great and the good will tell you to avoid no gas if at all possible/budget allows.

 

[bravheart]

It was the parweld synergic I was thinking about for auto setup, fully loaded it will do mig, tig or stick automatically, check out the reviews, sounds great. The welding supplies direct guy on here will keep you right on that.
Tag someone.
note. A lot of these boxes come out the same stable and most now have chinese parts, possibly wrong again but oxford and parweld may be the same.

 

[Tommy]

Warrior welders. I think there’s a few on here with one now, they can make me look like a welder

 

[bravheart]

Warrior welders. I think there’s a few on here with one now, they can make me look like a welder

[emoji1] Well their adds have a way of making you look anyways [emoji39] [emoji1]

 

[snarling bee]

I have a 400A Oxford. Good welder. too big for tin work though.
You might want 2, one for tin work and a bigger one for 'farm' stuff.

 

[OGB]

Warrior welders. I think there’s a few on here with one now, they can make me look like a welder

I aspire to weld like that. That done with gas?

 

[Deutzdx3]

Work on 40a per mm of steel as a rule of thumb for power, as said, you won’t find one machine to weld tin and thick steel.

Big amp machines don’t go down that low and small don’t go up that high.

So many brands out there to choose from. Personal preference dictates what to go for. I like migatronic, for what I do they are awesome, programmable torch, synergic set up etc but cost 5k

We have an hdg4500 sip. Can’t fault it. Also have a cheap Chinese 200a machine which is incredible for the money.

As aforementioned, look for duty cycle. Ideally you want 60% at full capacity.

Inverter migs are now common place. They are adaptable compared to transformer ones and don’t chew electricity quite like transformer machines. Each to their own mind.

Jasic
Esab
Warrior
Migatronic
Lincoln
All good brands above. Depending on your budget.
Good luck with your hunt.

 

[Rattie]

Migatronic, lovely to weld with.

 

[Tommy]

[emoji1] Well their adds have a way of making you look anyways [emoji39] [emoji1]

Yeh, wasn’t to sure about it till I rang up. They know their welders inside out, after talking to them for 3/4 of an hour I ordered one. Not disappointed and much better than the portamig that it replaced.

 

[Tommy]

I aspire to weld like that. That done with gas?

Yes, I have a bottle of hobbygas 5 as I don’t weld that often and renting seems dear. Hobbygas 5 lets you use the spray mig technique, helped by a good welder you can play with inductance. I have been playing at uphill but I’m not showing that[emoji6] yet

 

[Deutzdx3]

Migatronic, lovely to weld with.

It was recommended to me for what I use it for, never looked back.

 

[bravheart]

It was recommended to me for what I use it for, never looked back.

Local blacksmith uses migatronic gear and rates it for professional use.

 

[Hooby Farmer]

@Welding Supplies Direct could advise, I've found them quite keen on price.

 

[spitfire]

Experience?
Have you done any welding, used a mig before?
Budget, new or s/h?
Gas/no gas?
Electricity supply?
Single phase
13a, 16a or 32a
Three phase
The list goes on.
There are some fantastic welders now that all you need to do is set metal and wire thickness and they will automatically set the rest for you, you'll need deeper pockets though.
You need to give a bit more info or you will just be thrown the name of every welder under the sun.

Only thing I would say the great and the good will tell you to avoid no gas if at all possible/budget allows.

reasonable welder not got a mig,
budget £400/900 depending on value
gas and no gas
single phase
not got good power supply but having to upgrade
thanks

 

[bravheart]

reasonable welder not got a mig,
budget £400/900 depending on value
gas and no gas
single phase
not got good power supply but having to upgrade
thanks

If just 13a plug then probably a140a will be the fuse max, a bigger box will work as long as it’s not wound up beyond that till electric upgrade, inverters will kick out more on 13a but possible lower duty cycle.
loads of information on here about most welders
www.mig-welding.co.uk