which mig welder?

Eve Folks

My son is looking to get some chassis repairs done in the spring on his land rover
Its his 21st birthday next week, so I am looking to get him a mig welder, he has only just started welding so looking for a good starter unit that will suit him, can anyone please recommend a decent machine...Thanks in advance
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
It will depend on what he wants to do with it long term, if it’s just for car body/chassis repairs then something single phase arond 180 -250A would be ample however if he’s thinking of heavy fabrication work in the future I’d look at the biggest 3 phase in your budget.

Perhaps @Welding Supplies Direct may be able to help?
 

cousinjack

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Cornwall
We have had 2x Lincoln welders,
Single phase..

Never given a problem in 15 years, only bought the second one as we fancied a new one... original is still going strong ..

Can't recommend them enough !!
 

Deutzdx3

Member
A nice machine to learn on is an essb origo 170. New under 1k. Great for bodywork. Has spot weld function. Or some thing more modern jasic. Very good inverter machines. Run a 350a along side my other migs. Works well.
 
Thanks for that it will only for chassis repairs, I can handle the heavy stuff
and budget really needs to be around the 500 mark, unfortunately, not rolling in it at the moment,
would I be better of buying a good second-hand machine rather than a 400/500 new one, I guess it's all about him being able to complete his chassis repairs,Is it a case of the better the welder the more chance of doing some decent repairs? or like sheep shearing, you can have a 2k handpiece and still make a rubbish job, I do understand this will take some practice on his behalf,I did try my hand once with a cheapy little gasless job and ended up chucking it in the scrap.
 

Deutzdx3

Member
If that’s your budget, a sip hg2300mp It’s inverter technology. Portable. Does mig tig and ark. Around £500 mark. The new generation are very good. I have the hg4500 as a second machine and it’s brilliant. Speak to control tech ltd. They sell them and back them up.
 

BrianM

New Member
Location
Staffordshire
I have an R-Tech MIG180 it replaced my SIP Migmate130. It does both MIG and stick.
Been using it for over a year now and is great compared to the old SIP.
Has a good duty cycle. I have never managed to trip overheat protection.
It will run off a normal mains plug for most jobs and costs less than £500
 

mx110

Member
Location
cumbria
I have an R-Tech MIG180 it replaced my SIP Migmate130. It does both MIG and stick.
Been using it for over a year now and is great compared to the old SIP.
Has good duty cycle. I have never managed to trip overheat protection.
It will run off a normal mains plug for most jobs and costs less than £500
ive used one of these quite a bit and there a really good welder and really good value for money
 
I got given an oxford 240 single phase for my 18th and it was a doddle to learn on. Didnt know how to use one but have done plenty with a stick welder and I picked it up fairly quick and now am happy with what I can do with it. We found it's very handy for odd jobs on thin metal. Would recommend it to anyone
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
I also run an R-tech TIG and plasma cutter, must be about 8 years old now and still going strong. There customer service is second to non.
 

Andrew

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Location
Huntingdon, UK
If he hasn't done much welding he will probably need a LOT of practice before he's capable of welding his chassis up. A synergic welder makes it a lot easier for getting it set up correctly for beginners. I love my little Kempi Miniarcmig, it's had about 30 spools through it over 10 years and no problems yet. Alternatively Jasic seem quite good.
 

Scribus

Member
Location
Central Atlantic
There will be plenty of welding practice on a Landie, especially a series III.

Stick welders are a bit old hat now and thin rods are becoming scarce, over here anyway. I was looking at a combined stick/MIG unit last week and hadn't realised that there are fluxed wires for MIG available now, seems a good idea, but I should imagine there are objections to it.
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
There will be plenty of welding practice on a Landie, especially a series III.

Stick welders are a bit old hat now and thin rods are becoming scarce, over here anyway. I was looking at a combined stick/MIG unit last week and hadn't realised that there are fluxed wires for MIG available now, seems a good idea, but I should imagine there are objections to it.
Unless you going to be doing a lot or outside welding I really wouldn’t recommend going gasless, the technology has come along way but doesn’t compare to using gas. Just my opinion though.
 

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