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Snowy that kemmpi 180amp invert was suprisingly sensible in price, about 800 quid if i recall. looked a nice machine for thin body work, or a site portable machine
Snowy that kemmpi 180amp invert was suprisingly sensible in price, about 800 quid if i recall. looked a nice machine for thin body work, or a site portable machine
Budget wise i would be looking to spend around 350-400 for a new unit i guess. But i have been offered a second hand unit from our local welder chap who has a few spares incase of emergencey. I haven't seen it yet but i think it is called 'autolinks' or something like that. Anyway its 150amp and full working order, just need a bottle and a regulator. He wants 100 for it. I cant find any info on 'autolinks' on google (but i'm probably spelling it wrong). Does this sound like a decent option ?
Cheers
James
If it is the Tradesmig model & it's as clean as described you can't go far wrong at that money. I can get things like PCB's repaired for that machine & other, likely main component faults replaced. (not all).
If, however, it is the 'Autolynx' 130 BEWARE. The original Autolynx, circa 60's & 70's were branded BOC & one of the first MIG's on the market. They were REAL machines but you can now FORGET any spare parts. Murex did re-launch the Autolynx name fairly recently (6-8 years ago) so if it is that model not a problem.
weldequip
Could it be a "BOC Autolynx"
The coded route is a little different, but having said that if you get a good quality smaller MIG unit thats good for body work you can always use it to earn a few quid to pay for the coding and of course a machine thats capable of producing coded welds, it may be possible that the portaig is capable of producing welds good enough for coded standards. With luck my 300amp version will be delivered friday and then i will be in position to tell you how well it welds
Hi guys,
thanks for all the replies so far
The reason i am needing the coding qualification (unsure on which specific type yet) is because to obtain an FIA certificate for the rollcage, which is supplied by a company in kit form - as 95% of cages are, which allows the car to pass a strict scrutineering test to be able to race, the cage has been be installed and more importantly welded by a coded welder and their test/certificate number has to go back to roll cage supplier along with a 3 tube test piece to obtain the all important FIA certificate. (Otherwise the cage is worthless for racing)
Christ, ive just re-read that and dont think i could of made my sentences anymore confusing
Basically, the roll cage supplier will only issue a FIA certificate for the cage if its been installed by a coded welder (for safety reasons).
And you cannot pass any scrutineering test at a race event if you dont have the roll cage FIA certified.
The coding side of things, ive been speaking to West Country Welding Supplies (www.westcoweld.co.uk), who luckily are on the next industrial estate to us, they can supply a teacher/trainer for a day to our site for 490 (can help up to 4 people) and then the certificate / destruction testing and cutting up and examining is another 100 per type of test etc.
Budget wise i would be looking to spend around 350-400 for a new unit i guess. But i have been offered a second hand unit from our local welder chap who has a few spares incase of emergencey. I haven't seen it yet but i think it is called 'autolinks' or something like that. Anyway its 150amp and full working order, just need a bottle and a regulator. He wants 100 for it. I cant find any info on 'autolinks' on google (but i'm probably spelling it wrong). Does this sound like a decent option ?
Cheers
James