Cheap welders
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E-bmw

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13,516 posts

182 months

Monday 14th December 2020
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I know what many will say that do lots of welding, but I don't.

I may make a few fence repair stakes one month, do a bit of car welding another month etc. etc.

On top of this I would like to have the ability to try to tig perhaps.

My old mig welder (while still working) is past its best, and I see these things advertised and wonder if it will actually do what it says, even if in a rudimentary manner.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-MIG-MAG-TIG-FLUX...

Has anyone ever tried one or something similar?

some bloke

1,742 posts

97 months

Monday 14th December 2020
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Not used that - most of my mig was with a HD industrial Miller unit that could weld 10-12 hours a day. I did some work on a mates VW van with his wee handyman one though, and I would say get one that you can use BOC gas bottles on. you'll run out a lot with the small handyman bottles and the welds are better with bottled gas rather than flux cored wire.