MIG WELDERS

[pre-lit steve]

Hoping to use my new toy today, the Clarke 135te cheers Adam

[corsechris]

Prefer Argon/CO2 mix TBH, it helps to flatter a less than brilliant operator I find.....and have yet to find a friendly pub landlord but suspect that's probably just me

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

I've been using a small Rochdale company that supplies pubs with co2 but they also do all the welding gasses in small volumes too.

 

Ive had the Argon mix from them for a few years, very reasonable rates, no rental, just a fifty quid one time deposit on the bottle.

[AdamR]

Hoping to use my new toy today, the Clarke 135te cheers Adam

No worries, good to meet you

[XTR2Turbo]

Google Hobby Weld bottles

[adahutch]

Hi

I've done a lot welding in the past - Always buy the most power your budget will allow and i suggest starting at 160 amps. For quality of weld go for an Argon/CO2 mix. You can now buy this in 1/3 size bottles rent free now. There is normally just a deposit on the bottle not an on-going rental.

Adrian.

 

[dhutch]

Have a Clarke 135TE...

I have used what I think  was a 135TE, as well as a larger Clark, maybe a 205TE which the student motorclub had and was fairly regularly used and abused. Corners have been cut I am sure but they appear to work well and I expect you will find the same, the 135 I used was on the disposable cylinders, they are small, but for very light use do the job.

 

Ended up with a Esab Caddy130i myself which is a bit more money but inverted based, which works well about half the time I use it is on our narrowboat so I can carry it about.

 

Originally I ran that off size x argoshield universal, pricey but convenient at only 19k gross, however I then found about about the 'volkzone' hobbiest discount which knocks a good amount off but is only for the heavier size y bottle in argoshild light.

 

CO2 is cheaper but hard to use and makes a messy weld.

 

 

Daniel