good welder or not?

[BIGS]

As there seems to be alot of people on here that know there stuff. is this welder any good to finish the welding on my car?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260179867624&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016

[dan23]

i have had 2 sip welders1 gas an other gassless i dont knowwhat its is with them but they weld poor my mates a welder an he said it was ****e too


look in machine mart i have a clarke welder now an its ace

[John]

i only have one tip, save some more money and get the best one you can. Sip and clarke mig welders are rubbish imo.

[Adam]

Sip are ****e.

Clarke are good FOR the money.

[John]

I bought a miller set from a reputable welding supplies trader for the price of a "better spec" Clarke. It's an awesome bit of kit. Try and get a set that uses proper gas too, not pub crap.

[John]

a good second hand set would be better than either of those too, and would probably last longer too.

[tom reid]

There are'nt any cheap welders that will give a good finish, spend as much as you can afford and it will give you years of reliable service.
I paid ?500 for my welder, 15 years ago, it's still going strong.

[BIGS]

ah cheers for the reply's guys. well ill go and get a better one then, thought it was abit to cheep but you never do know ,sometimes the cheep ones can be good

[Paul]

You could have the best machine in the world, but depends how good the person is using it.

[twistysnovagte]

the welders ideal m8 as your probly only welding 16 guage(1.2 mm panel)70-90 amps is ideal for this stuff, but as PAUL says above its only as good as the guy using it good luck

[twistysnovagte]

just make sure the welders set for the right weld i.e wire speed, gas, amps is set right if not this will only cause a porosity in the weld which is not good i always test it on a bit scrap metal(the same as im using)