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Anyone had any experience of this kit . Any good?
Anyone had any experience of this kit . Any good?
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John Nesbitt
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Nuff said
Thanks John
Thanks John
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Anyone know of a reasonable budget machine for tig with AC capacity?
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I got a Castolin 2202 identical to Fronius mw2200. 2500 Euro
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I believe thw warranty for the stalewerke welder is return to base. But I that means posting back too Germany.
The cheapest ac tig with reasonable nalme is the Eastwood one from frosts but that looks to be out of stock. So I'd expect an updated model and a higher price. All the rest are at least a grand new.
I'd be keeping an eye ot for a good second had one.
The cheapest ac tig with reasonable nalme is the Eastwood one from frosts but that looks to be out of stock. So I'd expect an updated model and a higher price. All the rest are at least a grand new.
I'd be keeping an eye ot for a good second had one.
Posting to Germany is dirt cheap these days - often less than Scotland or Northern Ireland!
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What sort of warranty problems are they prone to , Are they more prone than other makes ?
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V twins are great but 4"s rule.........
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Have said it before, Stahlewerk tools are just badged up Chinese stuff....
They have vans travelling Europe flogging this stuff calling everywhere....
Totally overpriced when they called in on me.....
When I said no, they then said make me an offer...
Not saying it's crap but they are using German to fool punters...
Also watch out there are copies of Makita elec tools going around
BUT they are the wrong shade of colouring...
They have vans travelling Europe flogging this stuff calling everywhere....
Totally overpriced when they called in on me.....
When I said no, they then said make me an offer...
Not saying it's crap but they are using German to fool punters...
Also watch out there are copies of Makita elec tools going around
BUT they are the wrong shade of colouring...
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What do others find satisfactory . Cant justify a grand for something a may use so infrequently. May see if I can manage with spool gun on aluminium and get a dc tig unit to play with for stainless.
Overpriced?
They are a lot cheaper than many of the other rebadged Chinese welders.
And in my opinion anyone who thinks German stuff is wonderful and better than anyone else deserves to be fooled
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The Stel 221 is a great quality machine and resonable priced in the uk.
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For now it may be but that may change soon but that is something we should not expand on here
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Parweld xtt202 is a decent enough tig, I got mine for £840 incl vat a while back, no idea of current price s. Another to look at is the Stealth, I now have the 320 amp version and it too is decent. I think the stealths can be had a bit cheaper than the parwelds.
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Couldn't agree more....I bought german bifold doors thinking they were the best (Solurlux)....6 months after the warranty ended the corner of the frame broke in half! Repair bill after parts shipping....£1,200....yea no thanks. So I set about fixing it myself with a stainless internal brace....turns out the original doors look to have been totally under-engineered for purpose!!!
A lot of German stuff is simply rebranded stuff from China....I have no objection to tools from China but I object to being charged a german premium when it isn't actually german!!
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The RTech 160 amp is good value, a decent welder for not to much money and a 3 year collect and return warranty. you could do worse.
https://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/tig-welder-240v-ac-dc-160amp/
https://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/tig-welder-240v-ac-dc-160amp/
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Just a bit underpowered for Alu though unless it was thinnish stuff, say 3mm and under for continued use.
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Got a Kemppi mls2300 acx for sale
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My budget does not go anywhere near the sort of machines you are describing
