Ive been running a Gasless clarke 160 for over 10 years.. and to be honest its done me proud. But it is a bit ruff. Lots of clean up. Splatter, damp wire is a nightmare. The duty cycle is poor. I have to stop what im doing and wait for it to recover.
Ive started to sell some of my products so need somthing better that will keep up.
I do mostly prototyping. But now im doing light production. which consists of 1.2 - 3mm mild steel getting welded onto 6mm plate. theres about 35 1 inch welds done in 90 minutes. run all day.
I cant imagine id ever be welding two 10mm thick bits of metal together.
Id love the ability to TIG ally and stainless ect... but this would only be for one off projects.
Ive looked at whats available but its a mind field. The machines with a high duty cycle look like there for welding ships together. Ive seen some nice looking esab machines that claim todo both mig and tig but are quite pricey. I dont need to take the welder off site.. So is it better to buy a separate MIG and TIG as it looks like that might be a cheaper way to go about it.
What ampage and material thickness and duty cycle do i really need for what i do.
Needs to be single phase. Which are decent makes?
Budget is what it needs to be to get what i need.
Thanks for any help
Ive started to sell some of my products so need somthing better that will keep up.
I do mostly prototyping. But now im doing light production. which consists of 1.2 - 3mm mild steel getting welded onto 6mm plate. theres about 35 1 inch welds done in 90 minutes. run all day.
I cant imagine id ever be welding two 10mm thick bits of metal together.
Id love the ability to TIG ally and stainless ect... but this would only be for one off projects.
Ive looked at whats available but its a mind field. The machines with a high duty cycle look like there for welding ships together. Ive seen some nice looking esab machines that claim todo both mig and tig but are quite pricey. I dont need to take the welder off site.. So is it better to buy a separate MIG and TIG as it looks like that might be a cheaper way to go about it.
What ampage and material thickness and duty cycle do i really need for what i do.
Needs to be single phase. Which are decent makes?
Budget is what it needs to be to get what i need.
Thanks for any help