MJI

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I have decided to tackle some smaller repairs , inner wing, foot board.

So would like recommendations for a 230v one.

I can weld but not for 25 years was a gas shield job.

A few smallish jobs, not too heavy, still got fatigue.
 
I bought a cheap welder for practicing on tiny jobs and also not to have to rely on somebody elses timescale for keeping my project moving along, after a bit of practice I welded new pillars,bulkhead sections and foot panels in with a lidl gasless mig bought for under a £100 and it coped well, its self contained,the spools are easily changed and probably only weighs a couple of kilos which is ideal for a fatigued or elderly less able bodied person,
after that i did floor panels and suspension mounts on my van for the mot with it and its been faultless,
 
I have decided to tackle some smaller repairs , inner wing, foot board.

So would like recommendations for a 230v one.

I can weld but not for 25 years was a gas shield job.

A few smallish jobs, not too heavy, still got fatigue.
You are going to be in tricky territory that every new welder finds themselves.
No one wants to spend 500/100 on a new machine, but that is where you need to be if you want anything to look half tidy.
Avoid machine mart as to pricey.

A good welder can make reasonable welds with a hobby machines, but a beginner will need some help.

Avoid gasless mig.

Hobbyweld for the gas, think SGS do it as well, the tiny little bottles are a waste of space.

The mig welding forum is worth joining.

As a rough rule if the torch is not Euro, then consider it a toy.
 
Not welded in 27 years, but the what i now know as mig was a bit junk.

Managed a good sunbeam wheel arch.
 
Not welded in 27 years, but the what i now know as mig was a bit junk.

Managed a good sunbeam wheel arch.
My Pater worked building thise, I also got a tour round the factory when they were making them.
 

Look at the last post on this thread. He may be a bit far from you and also I can't comment on the welder as I have never used one, but just in case it is of interest!!
 

Look at the last post on this thread. He may be a bit far from you and also I can't comment on the welder as I have never used one, but just in case it is of interest!!
Bit of a bargain that.
 
My welding was always terrible. Had a cheap Clarke mig and couldn't every get it set up right. On thin stuff I would either blow through, or get no penetration, nothing in-between.
I then learnt tig and never looked back.
If have the AC/DC version of this R-tech welder and I think it's great: https://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/tig-welder-240v-dc-160amp
R-Tech are a good make. We had a 200amp AC/DV set at my last place for welding the aluminium flood barriers. When i get my garage built an AC tig machine will be high up on my list!
 

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