98_Martin
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So I'm looking at replacing my now aging Sealey MightyMig 150 and as I quote from an Amazon review "sealey should have called it waste of money mig", perhaps thats being to harsh on such a machine but I have always struggled since the beginning to truly make some nice looking welds with it. The limited voltage control leads to welds being either too hot and burning through or too cold and not penetrating the parent material but honestly the torch was always the real kicker and always felt like it would fall apart with even the slightest knock. But enough slating the old Mig as it got me out of a spot a few times and did it's fair share of rust repairs over the years of some of the rot boxes I seem to amass.
I get treated at my workplace to use a Kemppi Miniarc 150 which is an absolute dream to work with and made me realise that I wasn't such a bad welder that the Sealey made me think I was. However, I cannot justify spending close to £1000 on a welder at the level I am currently at.
This brings me to the welder that I have spent the most time looking at and reading reviews about (including doubleboost's review series - great videos by the way) which is the R-Tech 180 Mig. My question about this welder is how does it hold up years down the line? I don't want to do what I am doing just now and replacing it after just 3-4 years of use but I am interested to hear about the lifespan of such inverter machines. I'm aware that inverter migs don't last as long as their transformer counterparts, however, the improved adjustability really sells it for me after my experiences so far. Perhaps some long term owners of the machine could share theirs?
I'm more than welcome to hear about any other welders in the same price bracket as the R-Tech (~£500) as I haven't yet pulled the trigger on the purchase.
Thanks in advance and I look forward to reading others wisdom
I get treated at my workplace to use a Kemppi Miniarc 150 which is an absolute dream to work with and made me realise that I wasn't such a bad welder that the Sealey made me think I was. However, I cannot justify spending close to £1000 on a welder at the level I am currently at.
This brings me to the welder that I have spent the most time looking at and reading reviews about (including doubleboost's review series - great videos by the way) which is the R-Tech 180 Mig. My question about this welder is how does it hold up years down the line? I don't want to do what I am doing just now and replacing it after just 3-4 years of use but I am interested to hear about the lifespan of such inverter machines. I'm aware that inverter migs don't last as long as their transformer counterparts, however, the improved adjustability really sells it for me after my experiences so far. Perhaps some long term owners of the machine could share theirs?
I'm more than welcome to hear about any other welders in the same price bracket as the R-Tech (~£500) as I haven't yet pulled the trigger on the purchase.
Thanks in advance and I look forward to reading others wisdom