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they are selling them again because the one you bought last time is just about due to pack up
Brain_stew
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they are selling them again because the one you bought last time is just about due to pack up
so true, i had to modify mine as the thermal cut out kept kicking in after a stick n half or so.
will get a pic later if i can of the fan i mounted to the back to help keep it cool
pedrobedro
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Well it is Sunday
Lidl Arc Welder
Step-dad saw this in the paper today....
Now I said he should just buy a decent MIG seeing as he hasn't really welded before. I would even pay towards it, because I wouldn't mind learning to weld too.
However, for £30, you can't really go to wrong. Wondering if anyone has any experience of these Lidl specials?
Are they actually worth £30, or should he not bother?
Step-dad saw this in the paper today....
Now I said he should just buy a decent MIG seeing as he hasn't really welded before. I would even pay towards it, because I wouldn't mind learning to weld too.
However, for £30, you can't really go to wrong. Wondering if anyone has any experience of these Lidl specials?
Are they actually worth £30, or should he not bother?
brightspark
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its an ark welder . it depends on what u are going to weldStep-dad saw this in the paper today....
Now I said he should just buy a decent MIG seeing as he hasn't really welded before. I would even pay towards it, because I wouldn't mind learning to weld too.
However, for £30, you can't really go to wrong. Wondering if anyone has any experience of these Lidl specials?
Are they actually worth £30, or should he not bother?
if its thin stuff on cars no . anything thicker in small amounts yes 
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They might be worth 30 quid, but are they any good? The answer - not really, as you can't even use a 2.5mm rod, which is about the smallest practical size for laying down any useful kind of weld, unless you're working on really thin stuff (and arcs not ideal for that).
Better off getting something that'll go up to 140A for those occasional 3.2's.
Plenty of better cheapies on Ebay.
Better off getting something that'll go up to 140A for those occasional 3.2's.
Plenty of better cheapies on Ebay.
You'll be lucky to find one even as soon as 24 hrs after they first went on sale from 8am on 22 April. At 9am I went to a nearby Lidl and thought about buying one but, when temptation got the better of me by 12 noon, all six had gone, so I went to another store and was lucky to get the last one. Some people know a bargain when they see it, i.e. for welding metal of medium thickness. The flyers mention sheet metal but the side of the box is more realistic in saying it's suitable "for welding flat bars, angle irons and pipes" with no mention of sheet metal. From my experience of similar machines, I think that's fair. The current is adjustable between 40A and 80A. The upper limit of 80A is low for a welder of this type but I guess that's how they keep the price down. My inverter has an upper limit of only 75A, and will still weld quite thick metal, so no problems there. It's made in Germany and seems very well constructed.
The manual says you can use rods of 2.5mm and I'm sure that's right.
As for new threads, nobody complains when a new thread is opened every time somebody buys a Portamig welder.
The manual says you can use rods of 2.5mm and I'm sure that's right.
As for new threads, nobody complains when a new thread is opened every time somebody buys a Portamig welder.
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BChild
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Lidl welder threads merged.
As possible as it may be that they're the best quality machines on the face of the planet, we don't really need umpteen threads about them.
But but..... everytime they have em on offer it will result in a new thread
Dogbreath23
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If their stick welders are anything like their baked beans I think I'll give it a miss thanks! Seriously tho' I bought a 9" angle grinder from lidls for 29.99 and a set of boltcutters for 4.99 AND a tap n die set for 6.99 and they all seem to be fine for doing the odd bodge job. The stick welder only having a 40 amp current range is a bit duff, shame parkside (lidls own brand) dont do a 80 quid welder. That would probly be a better deal! Save yer pennies and get a tidy inverter you tight fisted get!...
Sorry to resurrect this thread but LiDL are at it again. It looks slightly different to the picture above and the spec sheet says it is 75A / 21v - 100A / 22A. Model number is Parkside PESG 120 B3. It looks like it has a variable output (big three pointed knob on the front) but in fact it is a 2 position switch marked 1.6 / 2.0 on one position and 2.5 on the other - this should be set according to the thickness of the stick. They were also selling 2.5mm sticks to go with it so I snagged a few boxes. Now, I've never tried stick welding before but for £40 I thought I'd try it. I managed to strike an arc up but the test welds didn't penetrate at all. Weld just fell off the work piece with a light whack. It's probably my lack of skills, or the thickness of the bits I was mucking about with, or the fact that they were plated.. or it could be I had the switch set wrong...
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From your description it was the slag (the protective covering of the weld bead) that fell off.
Have a read of the tutorial in the links above.
Sure will! But I was just playing with it, for the first time. Thanks for your advice - I'm more used to MIG welding, so slag's a new thing to me.
I guess I should ask the question - given it's 75-100A this time, yet only costs £40 is it worth considering for occasional use? Earlier discussion was of a welder with half the power..
PS, Lidl beans are OK, or at least were OK 10 years ago when they opened in my vicinity. Once I was used to them I actually preferred them to Heinz. We don't shop there nowadays, so I don't know if quality has slipped - but I doubt it.
I guess I should ask the question - given it's 75-100A this time, yet only costs £40 is it worth considering for occasional use? Earlier discussion was of a welder with half the power..
PS, Lidl beans are OK, or at least were OK 10 years ago when they opened in my vicinity. Once I was used to them I actually preferred them to Heinz. We don't shop there nowadays, so I don't know if quality has slipped - but I doubt it.
