gas or no gas...
welders, anyone tried , or uses a gas , no gas welder on car welding?? i spent an hour in machine mart yesterday looking at them,still havent got one, but wasnt sure what to buy as im not up on whats good, and whats ****, post up anything you know of for around the £250-£300 complete, that i could buy! cheers for the help....
I have always thought about buying a welder but I would probably end up making a mess of whatever it is I'm welding. One thing I have always been told by professional welders though is avoid gasless!
If you have an indoor or really sheltered place to weld, then get gas, it will be better.
Definitely get a gas one, if you didn't know already a MIG welder, and the more powerful you get the more thickness you can weld. While most metal on a nova isn't too thick, you may well end up welding some of the thicker stuff, so having a versatile welder is a good bet. I bought a Clarke Mig 135 from Machine Mart a few years back, and have done plenty of welding on my Nova with it.
Check out this site: http://www.mig-welding.co.uk
Last edited by paul james; 26-03-12 at 09:12 AM.
Dont even consider gasless,theyre absolutely terrible.
is this the one, and would it do, comes with gas, a mask and all the gubbins??
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...rbo-mig-welder
they reckon 160amp is perfect for welding cars etc
Thats fine is that.I would buy a better mask though,dont expect much from it.I got an auto one off ebay for £70
Total overkill, 90amp does it perfectOriginally Posted by pie
they reckon 160amp is perfect for welding cars etc
The mask that comes with it will no doubt be utterly hopeless. I highly recommend you get a proper autodimming helmet, they aren't that expensive any more and make welding so much easier.
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