swp 271

[sherco]

Can anyone tell me what the swp mig welders are like that are on this site? as i hdo not know anything about them.

 

[Uniqueusername]

Made in China, presumably to SWP specs.
Seems ok and is currently being abused on a daily basis.

It's not a murex or anything fancy and it doesn't go particularly low so it'd struggle with bodywork but it seams like a decent honest welder

 

[malcolm]

Are they not made in Eastern Europe, previously imported by the Butters that went bust 2 Butters ago, and now imported by SWP?

 

[sherco]

Thanks they dont sound like a bad buy for the price!

 

[Uniqueusername]

Are they not made in Eastern Europe, previously imported by the Butters that went bust 2 Butters ago, and now imported by SWP?

We got ours about april / may direct from SWP and it's most definitely Chinese

 

[weldequip]

Afraid you are most definately wrong, they are made in Europe

 

[Uniqueusername]

That's it, I'm tearing it apart on Monday.
It came on a Chinese pallet, in a Chinese box, wrapped with Chinese poly, had Chinese instructions and Chinese stickers that said "made in bloody china"
If there's a single thing that isn't Chinese I'll let you know, I have to look for the gas leak it's developed anyway............

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with being made in China, it's simply that China doesn't have the best reputation as far as quality control goes

 

[weldequip]

It's not a 271 model then. 280 model, red case?

 

[Uniqueusername]

You've got me thinking now........
Hmm, middle age senility
Red case, 4 roll drive

 

[weldequip]

280 model then, different to the one in question. Same as the R-Tech version on madeinchina.com