scotto75
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Hi,
The company I am working for are currently building a chassis from 2mm steel, that is made from sections that are CNC laser cut and folded, and riveted together. This will need spot welding. All being well, this will be one of many.
My boss has been advised that a spot welder is not the most suitable machine for the task, due to the location of some of the seams to be welded, but a synergic MIG welder would be better. It will mean having to drill holes in the top layer of 2mm steel, and then plug welding.
The current Lincoln transformer MIG welder we use is great but is old and can splatter and may not handle the continual start/stop nature of the task. We would need to be able to use the welder for thicker steel, and the option of MIG brazing would be appealing.
What would be the best machine for this job?
The Lincoln Speedtec, Lorch MicorTwin or Esab Warrior all look good. The top end of the budget for a spot welder was around £2.5k.
Thanks.
The company I am working for are currently building a chassis from 2mm steel, that is made from sections that are CNC laser cut and folded, and riveted together. This will need spot welding. All being well, this will be one of many.
My boss has been advised that a spot welder is not the most suitable machine for the task, due to the location of some of the seams to be welded, but a synergic MIG welder would be better. It will mean having to drill holes in the top layer of 2mm steel, and then plug welding.
The current Lincoln transformer MIG welder we use is great but is old and can splatter and may not handle the continual start/stop nature of the task. We would need to be able to use the welder for thicker steel, and the option of MIG brazing would be appealing.
What would be the best machine for this job?
The Lincoln Speedtec, Lorch MicorTwin or Esab Warrior all look good. The top end of the budget for a spot welder was around £2.5k.
Thanks.