hi everybody im currently looking for used mig welder and need advice on what road to go down. i need single phase with euro fitting and be able to do car body work right up to box section steel. I'm looking for a quality machine and have a budget of £200 £300 it must have a bottle stand and not be 30 years old. any suggestions !!!!
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you will need to state the maximum thickness you intend to weld before anyone can give you any reasonable advice
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the problem you will have is if you intend to do car boy work you need a welder with around 30 amp minimum setting, if you looking for something used and a little more on the professional side you may lose the low amperage you need for cars .
there are welders that exist with the spec you want but whether you can get one with the budget you have that is any good is different matter
there are welders that exist with the spec you want but whether you can get one with the budget you have that is any good is different matter
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just looking at that now it doesnt say what the minimum amperage is and you couldnt use it up full on a standard 13amp plug also you dont know how good it will be until you have bought it although the seller does say refurbished which is questionable i suppose
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ask the ebayer for the spec on it ie minmum amperage and go from there
just been on the cebora web site but couldnt find any info on it
just been on the cebora web site but couldnt find any info on it
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Checking the sellers feedback shows he has already sold 2 refurbed welders and it appears to be capable of everything you require from a welder .I do wonder if it will stay in your price range....Check the sellers feedback ,click on the number and see the previous auctions and finish prices......
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If you are making gates then I suppose you will be welding bars in the box section frame, perhaps around the 10mm or 12mm diameter, hinge pins can be up to 12mm bar onto perhaps 8mm plate.
For a MIG to be capable of that, with a Euro torch and of 'quality' I think your budget is a bit limited unless you are lucky with a 2nd hand purchase.
Nothing wrong with an Ebay purchase as long as you can test it fully, there are certainly some good buys and equally some chancers disposing of machines with faults.
The type of machine that would fit the bill is something like a Portamig 185 or 210, these do come up for sale occasionaly but demand a decent price simply because they are of the quality you mention.
For a MIG to be capable of that, with a Euro torch and of 'quality' I think your budget is a bit limited unless you are lucky with a 2nd hand purchase.
Nothing wrong with an Ebay purchase as long as you can test it fully, there are certainly some good buys and equally some chancers disposing of machines with faults.
The type of machine that would fit the bill is something like a Portamig 185 or 210, these do come up for sale occasionaly but demand a decent price simply because they are of the quality you mention.
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hmm looks like I'm in the market for a portamig anybody out there getting rid of one
dont hold your breath they are few and far between
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They do come up for sale occasionaly but as suggested by the Snooper, not very often, even if I stopped 95% of my welding I would not part with mine, its just too nice to let go and I could not replace it.
I started off with the hobby machines before realising I needed something decent, it cost a lot and I got a lot of earache from my better half but so glad I did, its a different world welding with something decent.
The argument is..if you intend to make gates etc then a good machine can pay for itself in a month or so...thats my excuse anyways
and I was proved right, not that she has ever admitted it 
I started off with the hobby machines before realising I needed something decent, it cost a lot and I got a lot of earache from my better half but so glad I did, its a different world welding with something decent.
The argument is..if you intend to make gates etc then a good machine can pay for itself in a month or so...thats my excuse anyways
and I was proved right, not that she has ever admitted it KemppiFrog
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I was lucky enough to quote for gates and find the client wanted to off load a MIG. Discounted the gates, still made some money on the job and ended up with my Kempii. Didn't realise how good it was until later, certainly a delight after my 'hobby' 100amp set.
I think you need to spend a little more money. I am looking at a new SWP 170C as a spare. Under £400 at r-tech welding.
I found that for most gates a 150amp set is adequate. For the odd heavy fittings I would stick weld.
Oops, that was welders warehouse
www.thewelderswarehouse.com/Welding/SWP_Mig_170C.html
I think you need to spend a little more money. I am looking at a new SWP 170C as a spare. Under £400 at r-tech welding.
I found that for most gates a 150amp set is adequate. For the odd heavy fittings I would stick weld.
Oops, that was welders warehouse
www.thewelderswarehouse.com/Welding/SWP_Mig_170C.html
