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Aldi are doing a 140a stick welder, with inverter internals for £69.99 with free delivery on pre order for shipping around the 24th.
Half the price of my cheapest stick m/c. You can get a tenner off for 1st online order if some one emails you the code they get.
Might be worth a punt if duty cycle is not a big issue and you're not trying to put the root in schedule 40 pipe with 6010s.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-140-amp-inverter-w...
Half the price of my cheapest stick m/c. You can get a tenner off for 1st online order if some one emails you the code they get.
Might be worth a punt if duty cycle is not a big issue and you're not trying to put the root in schedule 40 pipe with 6010s.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/workzone-140-amp-inverter-w...
MDMA . said:
15% duty cycle. I wouldn't waste your money tbh.
Only at 140A; even then the average amateur home sparkly stick fetishist isn't going to be pushing that (180 seconds in 10 minutes) limit very hard. 180 seconds is probably 3 or 4 rods burnt, once you add in chipping off flux, wire brushing, grinding out wobbly bits and general faffing. Wind the amps down to 80-100 for 2.5mm rods and it will probably give 40-50% duty.21TonyK said:
Anyone advise if this would weld stainless plate, say up t 3mm and rod 6mm?
Yes, stainless rods can be run with this machine.dhutch said:
Mad how cheap this stuff is, I paid ten times that for my 160amp mig welder. But then it's a ESAB inverter mig, with a nice regulator.
Daniel
A well known european maker who don't sell rubbish and MIGs are much more complex anyway; it's not really that surprising that a no-name stick inverter can be put out the door for much less?Daniel
DonkeyApple said:
Thanks for the heads up. I need to weld a 3mm mild steel plate back onto the end of a 2mm thick bit of steel tubing. I had previously braised it about 30 years ago but thinking that a good clean up and a weld would be better. I guess this thing would do that job?
It will do it, but be sure to clean off all the braze metal before attempting to re-attach, or the weld will be contaminated and the strength compromised(if the weld is non-safety critical or decorative cleanliness is less important but will still make life easier.)hidetheelephants said:
It will do it, but be sure to clean off all the braze metal before attempting to re-attach, or the weld will be contaminated and the strength compromised(if the weld is non-safety critical or decorative cleanliness is less important but will still make life easier.)
It's just a grass buggy I built back when I was 15 but when we decided one drunken afternoon to run it around a bit we failed to take into consideration that we are slightly heavier than we were nearly 30 years ago and one of the plates holding a front wheel on decided to give up. . Given some of the dubious welds elsewhere I'm surprised that was all that collapsed. I thought it would be fun to get it back up and running for the kids. I've two of them so safety is obviously less important than if there were just the one.
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hidetheelephants said:
Only at 140A; even then the average amateur home sparkly stick fetishist isn't going to be pushing that (180 seconds in 10 minutes) limit very hard. 180 seconds is probably 3 or 4 rods burnt, once you add in chipping off flux, wire brushing, grinding out wobbly bits and general faffing. Wind the amps down to 80-100 for 2.5mm rods and it will probably give 40-50% duty.
1.5 minutes ( 90 seconds ), not 180 seconds.MDMA . said:
hidetheelephants said:
Only at 140A; even then the average amateur home sparkly stick fetishist isn't going to be pushing that (180 seconds in 10 minutes) limit very hard. 180 seconds is probably 3 or 4 rods burnt, once you add in chipping off flux, wire brushing, grinding out wobbly bits and general faffing. Wind the amps down to 80-100 for 2.5mm rods and it will probably give 40-50% duty.
1.5 minutes ( 90 seconds ), not 180 seconds.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff