rambo1969 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Anyone used no gas mig welders? Was thinking about buying a cheap welder for general jobs on the landy, must be able to weld a plate on the chassis. Whats your opinion guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I started out with one a cheap Clarke one and used it for welding my Landy. It was better on the chassis than the bulkhead panels as there weren't many power settings and the arc was more stable at higher power. It was useful as I was welding outdoors without shelter from the wind so no loss of shielding, but still tended to get a brown fuzz over the weld that wire brushed off. The down side is the much greater cost of the wire and it's not as readily available when you out run out on a sunday afternoon. I've now switched to a much better mig set that use pub gas size bottles and it's a lot cheaper to run, but also now have a garage so most of my welding is indoors. If you are going to buy a set may be worth going for one of the dual purpose ones were you can swap between gas and gasless. Have you seen this site with large fourm, lots of uselful information and buying advice. http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 Brilliant site!! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewroberts.1953 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Machine Mart do a nice little welder that is no-gas, but can be converted to gas if required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I've got a no gas welder its great for thicker metal and working outside but I now wish that paid a bit more for a normal mig welder. Buying the cheapest one doesn't always pay in the long run Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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