Buying a used welder

[skotl]

Said £90 welder (looks like the £40-£50 ones now on Amazon) in action.

Both my welding and my video editing have improved in the eight years!

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

So I'd just spend the bulk of your cash on a decent MIG welder, making sure you've budgeted for gas, and then get a dinky stick welder for using outside / offsite.

+1 for this...if the cheap stick welder gets damaged or stolen it's less of a loss.

 

[Paduroiul]

Ok, I agree with the ideea of getting a dedicated Mig welder, but stil, at 1000£ there aren't many new welders from established brands, I've only found the Esab Rogue EMP 210 to fit in this range.
But if I ask about Esab, half the comments will be about it being made in China

 

[skotl]

Ok, I agree with the ideea of getting a dedicated Mig welder, but stil, at 1000£ there aren't many new welders from established brands, I've only found the Esab Rogue EMP 210 to fit in this range.
But if I ask about Esab, half the comments will be about it being made in China

Not really. We all know that most hardware is made in china nowadays
I’d mentioned RTech, who have a ton of fans on here (and are one of the forums sponsors) - try clicking both their link and Eng-weld, below, and you should get plenty options in the 500-1000 bracket.

 

[Dragnet]

Slurp. Made in England, no offshore tax-dodger need apply.

 

[Paduroiul]

Ok, but I really like the synergic models, so old school, no fancy electronics sound good indeed, but kind of rudimentary

 

[Erie Fred]

Ok, but I really like the synergic models, so old school, no fancy electronics sound good indeed, but kind of rudimentary

Huh ?
Old school no fancy electronics ?

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

Huh ?
Old school no fancy electronics ?

If I understood correctly...

- they really like the idea of a synergic welder,

- they also think the idea of an old school welder with simple electronics and little to go wrong sounds good,

- the fact they can't have the synergic functionality in an old school welder makes that option seem pretty rudimentary compared to an inverter type.

 

[skotl]

If I understood correctly...

- they really like the idea of a synergic welder,

- they also think the idea of an old school welder with simple electronics and little to go wrong sounds good,

- the fact they can't have the synergic functionality in an old school welder makes that option seem pretty rudimentary compared to an inverter type.

Got to say that I suspect we're being trolled.

I'm gonna duck out for now - anyone who can't find a new or used welder for a grand is probably not mig-welding forum material.

 

[GRW]

I bought my Oxford MigMaker 180-1 for robustness, given it is indeed not used very much, but I want it to work when I need it.
I know inverter sets are lighter etc... but the gas bottles aren't - so it's not the big advantage people think.
If I take my Oxford outside to weld I can spend 5-min swapping polarity & run a reel of flux core, & leave the gas bottle behind.

I thought Transformer machines like mine were now banned from sale under some ridiculous Milliband-esque "Energy" law though?

 

[Paduroiul]

There are plenty of options for sure in the orice range, is just that I wanna buy once and don't look back, I do this for almost any purchase, that's why it takes so much time for me and that's why I ask a lot of people, a lot of questions before.
This doesn't mean that I am making better choices, is just the way I do things.
So yes, in my mind I would like an Esab Rebel EMP 215ic, but it's too expensive for me and even if I would have the budget for it, I would still have second thoughts because of the reasons mentioned before.
I'll probably end up with some kind of Stahlwerk or something similar, who knows...
In any case I will post pictures of it when I will have it.

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

I bought my Oxford MigMaker 180-1 for robustness, given it is indeed not used very much, but I want it to work when I need it.
I know inverter sets are lighter etc... but the gas bottles aren't - so it's not the big advantage people think.
If I take my Oxford outside to weld I can spend 5-min swapping polarity & run a reel of flux core, & leave the gas bottle behind.

I thought Transformer machines like mine were now banned from sale under some ridiculous Milliband-esque "Energy" law though?

My Rallymig 161 is light enough to carry on one shoulder with the integrated shoulder strap, leaving me free to carry a 10 or 20 lt gas bottle in one hand and generally manoeuvre stuff with the other.

My older ESAB Smashweld (great name!) was about the size of your Migmaker, and was not even remotely as portable.

I really value the convenience of being able to take a small bottle and the welder anywhere I can get on foot, and at home I have a 20m gas hose on quick connectors so I can go anywhere in the yard with the welder and still reach a big gas bottle chained to the wall.

 

[GRW]

My Rallymig 161 is light enough to carry on one shoulder with the integrated shoulder strap, leaving me free to carry a 10 or 20 lt gas bottle in one hand and generally manoeuvre stuff with the other.

My older ESAB Smashweld (great name!) was about the size of your Migmaker, and was not even remotely as portable.

I really value the convenience of being able to take a small bottle and the welder anywhere I can get on foot, and at home I have a 20m gas hose on quick connectors so I can go anywhere in the yard with the welder and still reach a big gas bottle chained to the wall.

I'm not sure I could carry my 20L bottle in one hand

 

[Shedendman]

Have a chat with the two site sponsors

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

So yes, in my mind I would like an Esab Rebel EMP 215ic

I went thro this too...I seriously considered the Parweld 211.

Have a look at the Kemppi Evo...it isn't a multi process welder but it is synergetic and it is very good (made in Finland). New is out of your budget but maybe you can find a used one.

 

[Erie Fred]

If I understood correctly...

- they really like the idea of a synergic welder,

- they also think the idea of an old school welder with simple electronics and little to go wrong sounds good,

- the fact they can't have the synergic functionality in an old school welder makes that option seem pretty rudimentary compared to an inverter type.

"you can't have everything you want"

 

[Puglet1]

I went thro this too...I seriously considered the Parweld 211.

Have a look at the Kemppi Evo...it isn't a multi process welder but it is synergetic and it is very good (made in Finland). New is out of your budget but maybe you can find a used one.

There’s one for sale in excellent condition on eBay complete with gloves, sleeves, helmet and helmet bag. Same one is on Gumtree.seller asking £1000.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

There’s one for sale in excellent condition

Got to be careful as their naming isn't very clear....I remember almost buying the tig machine by mistake