Budget Gas less mig welder

[Yazza54]

Have decided it's time I bought a welder, doesn't have to be anything fancy, compact and simple hence not wanting something that requires a tank.

Realistically it will only be used for rough and ready repairs or tacking bits together for someone else with better skills/equipment to finish off. For example I need to build myself an exhaust on a GTM Libra kit car and it should be fairly simple but it needs doing on the car, I'm perfectly capable of cutting it all to size and fit right, tacking it up and letting someone do a nice job of finishing the welding. Otherwise it means taking the whole car to someone which is just a massive ballache, so it's these kind of things I'm trying to avoid!

With this in mind it won't be doing any massive jobs so I don't want something that's overkill and will be blowing holes in everything. I think the tubing on the exhaust is around 2mm wall thickness, something like that..

Any recommendations??

[Yazza54]

Do you have one of those?

Looks like it needs a 16A commando plug/socket

[Yazza54]

Also what's the score with welding stainless? Especially if there's any bits that are a mixture of mild and stainless, different wire required?

[Yazza54]

Thanks for the info, I've managed to get a welder borrowed to do the immediate job of sorting the GTM exhaust but I am still going to look into getting one myself eventually

[Yazza54]

Getting the mig on loan tonight just to tack the exhaust up when cut to size - it's got enough stainless wire but my mate says it may need more gas. Which would you recommend from these small disposable bottles 80 argon 20 co2 or 100% argon??

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-work...

Don't know anywhere else I could just get it off the shelf

[Yazza54]

Thanks