Hello everyone.
One of my Morris Minors has just failed its MOT quite badly on underbody corrosion, and is effectively not worth repairing if I have to get a garage to do the work. I can't bear to scrap it, so I think it's probably a good time to start welding! Someone on the Morris Minor Owner's Club website directed me to this excellent site. I've never touched a welder before.
I have a couple of questions:
1. Should I buy a gas or gasless welder? I was thinking of getting a gasless one as my garage isn't big enough so I'm going to have to do the work outside. Plus they're cheap!
2. Any recommendations on the machine I should get? I'm talking the dirt-cheap variety - £150 max ideally.
3. Has anyone got any experience or opinions about the Clarke 85ENB, which is available from Machine Mart for about £120?
Any other advice would be very welcome.
One of my Morris Minors has just failed its MOT quite badly on underbody corrosion, and is effectively not worth repairing if I have to get a garage to do the work. I can't bear to scrap it, so I think it's probably a good time to start welding! Someone on the Morris Minor Owner's Club website directed me to this excellent site. I've never touched a welder before.
I have a couple of questions:
1. Should I buy a gas or gasless welder? I was thinking of getting a gasless one as my garage isn't big enough so I'm going to have to do the work outside. Plus they're cheap!
2. Any recommendations on the machine I should get? I'm talking the dirt-cheap variety - £150 max ideally.
3. Has anyone got any experience or opinions about the Clarke 85ENB, which is available from Machine Mart for about £120?
Any other advice would be very welcome.