Ive been asked to reccomend a first Mig welder

[TechnicAl]

Marrying a Welder........https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-P...a=1&pg=2334524&_trksid=p2334524.c100667.m2042.

Not a recommendation BTW

 

[angellonewolf]

think we seen this before

but i do think she needs an update on her ppe the wedding dress im sure is not fire proof

 

[Cobbler]

Think I prefer the mig, it doesn’t argue

 

[angellonewolf]

My biker mate told me today that prices of 125's have gone up by £1000 on average. Since lockdown loads more people are applying for their first bike license & 125's are now in short supply!

or want your money if you get rid of it

 

[Munkul]

[transformers], from experience they seem to start 'softer' when I have played with Inverter machines you seem to get a physical knock from the wire as it touches the work piece. eg I can lay small components on the metal bench (return lead clipped nearby) and spot weld them together, the inverters I have played knock the bits all over the place. Is that a part of inverter welders? Yup, I know nothing apart what I do.

Funny that, I have almost the opposite viewpoint, with using plenty of transformers with woefully spattery arc starts.

Only MIG machines I've ever used and thought "that's got a spot on arc start every time" are:
Lincoln Speedtec (inverter)
My own Miller XMT (inverter)
Lorch S3 (inverter)
The two Kemppi Kempomats at work (transformers)

Other transformers I've used - Lincoln powertec, compact, esab, cemont, clarke, none of them have had nice arc starts at all.

But then again, the only thing in common with the machines I like is that they are very expensive 3 phase machines so maybe I'm talking out of my hat.

 

[Turbo]

or want your money if you get rid of it

You've posted that in the wrong thread!