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MG Midget and Sprite Technical - MIG recommendations

I'm think again about getting myself a mig welder. I've used Dad's ancient Clarke on occasion but that has now died so I could do with a new one.

I'd welcome your thoughts / recommendations and contra-recommendations.

I think PC did a test a while back that had a clear winner but that issue has been long passed on, does anyone have it to hand?

J.
Jeremy Cogman

Interesting views on PC's product test...

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=17304
Dave O'Neill2

I have a clarke pro 90 gas MIG. Seems to glue things together OK even with my complete lack of welding skill! It is generally well recommened in forums etc.

And under £200 to boot.

Cheers,
Malcolm

Malcolm Le Chevalier

Something that is always worth a look if you're not so fussed about getting a brand new machine is Ebay. I got my Migatronic Automig 180 for £270. Whilst not the cleanest thing on the planet, a new one is way out of my budget and this will go on forever as it's a lower end industrial machine rather than a good hobby welder. It isn't the smallest thing on the planet though!!

If you do go for a new hobby type machine, make sure it has a good earth lead and clamp. Many of the hobby machines have tiny little ones that aren't really up to the job.

S Overy

I had a SIP migmate 120 - which I used over many years welding up a mini Sills and floors, varius Land rovre chassis parts - until the transformer gave out - towards the end the wire feed was very erritic.. I now have a clarke welder whihc although didn't cost a fortune seesm to do very well - I would recommend it for restoration typ euse - but maybe not if you want to do it on a ongoing basis with vehicle after vehicle....

One thing to bear in mind bigger ones can mean 3 phase electric is reqd.. I got the biggest I could with 240 single phase and also I prefer gas rather than gasless...
John Barber

Im currently using an SIP Mig 135

However, if you are used to the old Clarke, I simply cannot recommend the SIP 181DP enough.

Awesome wleder with enough grunt to weld just about anything you can throw at it
PeterJMoore

Migatronics are good! Me and my brother share a garage and recently got together and invested in a new MIG, it's distributed under a Swedish brand named Allkomers but they're made by migacronic in Germany.. It's so easy to work with but comes in at about 700 £ in the end.

here it is:
http://www.allkommers.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Twin-MIG-250.png
Alexander Sorby Wigstrom

Alexander,

That looks like a good MIG welder and should be a good investment, I'm sure you'll enjoy being able to set it and weld unlike some of the cheaper low end offerings. Being 250A does that run on single phase, if so I expect a 30A or more supply.

I bought an Eland 160 about 25 years ago and the only that has gone wrong with it is the mains lead failed once a couple of years ago most likely due to having something dropped on it at some time as the failure wasn't in the lead within a meter of each end.
David Billington

Don't buy too big. I have a Clarke 120 and it is big enough to weld 1/2 square railings! The lower amps you can go, the less risk of the dreaded blow through on thin metal.
Art Pearse

But that's the joy of buying a good industrial grade machine. Mine's rated at 20-180A, so will weld the thinnest stuff all the way up to ~8mm plate.
S Overy

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