Kemppi Miniarc 200 or R Tech 180

[stichill99]

What are everybody's views on whether the Kemppi is worth the extra money over the R Tech. First major job is car bodywork,wheel arches etc?

 

[evobilly666]

Rolls Royce vs Ford Focus imho. Focus does the job and does it well but the Rolls is built to last and a better experience throughout.

Snap on vs Draper

I have a Kemppi Evo 200 and would replace it with an equivalent with no hesitation. Likely another Evo

 

[arther dailey]

if you can afford it, kemppi kemppi or a kemppi , i have a 180, wouldnt part with it,mutts nuts.

 

[stuvy]

Kempi all day long

 

[Jim Davey]

The drive system is poor, the direct fit torches are expensive and the set itself is quite cheaply made. The EWM Picomig synergic with 4x 37mm drive rolls, a decent sized torquey drive motor and Germanic build quality is a tough act to follow and in 7 years of selling/hiring them I’ve only had one fail.
The Kemppi is a better made machine than the R-Tech, but the EWM is a step up from the Kemppi minarc.
There is at least one EWM dealer in Scotland, as well as some Kemppi outlets, see if you can try or at least get a look at each for comparison.

If you go on the EWM site to look for prices don’t be put off. The price displayed is list, healthy discount is available from the range of UK dealers so have a shop around.

 

[stichill99]

Thanks Jim I am just over the border into Scotland but I see EWM headquarters are at Morpeth which is only 50 minutes South. Cheers

 

[F.J.]

I can’t comment on the R-Tec but I have the Evo and highly recommend it. I have recently started using Itd or aluminium and once foaled in it is lovely

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

Another vote for Kemppi...its the intelligent weld setup I like.

All I do is dial in material and thickness and it's ready to weld and rarely needs tweaking from the standard setup....saves alot of time and swearing in my opinion.

It basically welds itself provided I point the torch in the right direction!

 

[stichill99]

I am leaning towards the Kemppi as the ewm is a step up in price which I would find hard to justify.

 

[arther dailey]

I wouldnt dis agree as to ewm quality ,wish I could justify one, but at the price and for ease of portability its gotta be kemppi.