defender
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how does that work then?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-MI...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item1c42b82ea8
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-MI...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM&hash=item1c42b82ea8
In clicking on that link in the 1st post I can not at no stretch of the imagination work out how it can be legal to call that a "professional" welder.
Let's face it. They are ****.
If you were to walk round an industrial workshop or vehicle body shop you would be more likely to be struck by lightning than see one of those.
In clicking on that link in the 1st post I can not at no stretch of the imagination work out how it can be legal to call that a "professional" welder.
Let's face it. They are *****.
If you were to walk round an industrial workshop or vehicle body shop you would be more likely to be struck by lightning than see one of those.
don't mince words-just make your point
Gasless wire is used for outside work where breeze/wind/draughts can blow the gas shield away. However, that said, quite a number of DIY vehicle restorers who do not have workshop facilities get the job done with gas mig outside.
Its not a hard and fast rule that gas mig will not work outside-putting up simple windbreaks can get the job done.
We got a Clarke gasless mig years ago to weld the sills up on our Escort in order to pass the mot. Of course, gasless welds look rough and horrible, but the price difference between having to buy just a gasless mig and buying a gas mig, plus rent on a bottle etc. is considerable. I think gasless has it's place for those doing very occasional work on their drive, where the welding doesn't need to be seen. Most gasless ones can be converted to gas if you get the welding bug. Our Cebora is streets ahead of the old Clarke, but I still think a gasless mig can be useful for some people if your interest is in keeping a car going, not welding per se.
My Farther in law bought a gasless mig, i just don't like it
I was bought one about 3 years ago, got what i considered to be decent results with it, then i converted it to gas and was shocked at how much better the welds were. They looked like mig welds should. Then i blew it up so now its back to gasless. Been using it all day today. A 3 hour job turned into all day because of having to grind out horrible welds and start again. Welded one joint 4 times because there were inclusions in it. all looked ok through the mask, although its hard to determine between the puddle and the flux. wire brush over it and loads of small worm holes.
got very fed up with it and didn't think to take the stick welder too