Hi Guys,
I hate to ask the age old question of 'WhAt WelDeR ShoUld i gEt' but i'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out which welder would best suit my needs. I will only use it for welding body panels, mainly puddle welding to replace spot-welds, and the occasional seams where necessary. I believe that the thickest steel that i'll need to weld is 16ga (1.3mm) so I therefore wont need something too drastic. I'm fairly young and funding the entire restoration myself so my budget isn't huge unfortunately, hoping to spend around £250 (excluding gas) then I will mod it to accept a Hobbyweld gas bottle instead of the expensive little ones.
The Clarke Pro 90 was the initial welder that took my fancy due to the fact that its range is from 25 - 90Amps and therefore would be better suited for thin metal due to the smaller increments between all 4 power settings. Yes? No? Maybe.
The other option would be the Clarke MIG151EN Turbo. This obviously has a higher maximum output and also a slightly larger minimum. Am i overthinking this or will 30amps be sufficient to weld all the panels i need (i think some of the panels i need to weld are approximately 0.8mm thick, albeit most are around 1mm. Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
I do have access to my farther never used and ancient Sealey MightyMig 130XT MKII <<TURBOOOO>!!!!!... However, i cannot get it set correctly. It catches, blows through steel instantly on the lowest setting (the 4 power settings seem no different from one another) and the gun leaks due to perished seals. I read an old article with someone who had the exact same experience with their old same make welder so i think its destined for the scrappy.
Anyway, cheers guys, I look forward to hearing from you.
Harry.
I hate to ask the age old question of 'WhAt WelDeR ShoUld i gEt' but i'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out which welder would best suit my needs. I will only use it for welding body panels, mainly puddle welding to replace spot-welds, and the occasional seams where necessary. I believe that the thickest steel that i'll need to weld is 16ga (1.3mm) so I therefore wont need something too drastic. I'm fairly young and funding the entire restoration myself so my budget isn't huge unfortunately, hoping to spend around £250 (excluding gas) then I will mod it to accept a Hobbyweld gas bottle instead of the expensive little ones.
The Clarke Pro 90 was the initial welder that took my fancy due to the fact that its range is from 25 - 90Amps and therefore would be better suited for thin metal due to the smaller increments between all 4 power settings. Yes? No? Maybe.
The other option would be the Clarke MIG151EN Turbo. This obviously has a higher maximum output and also a slightly larger minimum. Am i overthinking this or will 30amps be sufficient to weld all the panels i need (i think some of the panels i need to weld are approximately 0.8mm thick, albeit most are around 1mm. Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
I do have access to my farther never used and ancient Sealey MightyMig 130XT MKII <<TURBOOOO>!!!!!... However, i cannot get it set correctly. It catches, blows through steel instantly on the lowest setting (the 4 power settings seem no different from one another) and the gun leaks due to perished seals. I read an old article with someone who had the exact same experience with their old same make welder so i think its destined for the scrappy.
Anyway, cheers guys, I look forward to hearing from you.
Harry.