What kind of set do you think you'll need? Mig, Tig or both?

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R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.

Some of my services: (See my for sale threads)
Engine mount/chassis repair
Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION
Harness bars

FTFY

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Oh the usual will do.

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- Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM me
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Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces.

that's one option

Just need to save some pennies for a decent one

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Depends what it is, if you're butting a piece into some bodywork that's been thinned by rust about 25-30 amps. Corners use more, as do overlaps, etc.

Depends on your technique and the fit too, if you're fast and the fitup is absolutely perfect you can get away with more amps and going like the clappers, and vice versa. You can change the ranges by changing wire diameters anyway, the machine itself is more important than the amp specs tbfh.

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- Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM me
Email me!
Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces.

Phwoar, sexy welding chat. Love it.

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The plus side of the Portamig is its simplicity, it's just a transformer a wire feeder and a rectifier in a box, this leaves very little to go wrong, and if the set is neglected/abused it will be relatively unaffected yet still perform well. Inverters are a bit more sophisticated, they use high speed electronics to replicate what a conventional transformer does, hence the reduction in size and weight for a given output current. The positives include greater portability, often reduced mains input requirements as they are usually very efficient and most importantly very stable arc with step less adjustment of volts vs wire. If it sits in a damp shed for 364 days of the year don't buy an inverter, they don't like damp (think of it as the sensitive piece of electronic kit that it is rather than just another hand tool) there are also some dos and donts regarding power supplies but I can cover that in more detail if anyone is interested.

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R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.

Some of my services: (See my for sale threads)
Engine mount/chassis repair
Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION
Harness bars

Yeah, Dennis Judas Russian Guy bought one based on my recommendation but not off me

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R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.

Some of my services: (See my for sale threads)
Engine mount/chassis repair
Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION
Harness bars

No, but I'm an authorised R Tech agent, I sold one of those just last week. I think it's the fourth one we've sold and no complaints, we've had a lot of success with their tigs. Very well priced gear and the backup is exemplary.

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R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.

Some of my services: (See my for sale threads)
Engine mount/chassis repair
Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION
Harness bars

If you want to see a really really nice mig check out the EWM Pico Puls 180, it's a gem.

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R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.

Some of my services: (See my for sale threads)
Engine mount/chassis repair
Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION
Harness bars

Beats my sealey one. :-(

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Ex SC-6

Now in a Megane R26

All I know is that now I really want to weld something, and really feel the need to buy a welder for my collection of toys!!

I haven't a clue lol

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Team: Moonstone GTI-6™
Team: Working air-con™

Bet you're all doing a 'flashdance' while thinking about your new welders.

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keep the machinery between the greenery

R766JKV nile blue gti6 - sold
V634DLR black gti6 - sold
Now driving a skoda furby vrs - for sale
Currently piloting an Audi a3 sportback