11 replies to this topic

[LukeH]

Firstly appologies if I've posted in the wrong forum section. I couldn't quite decide where was best!

Anyway....I'm thinking of buying a second hand SIP MIG wleder that is rated at 120 amps and uses GAS., oh and it works on 13amp mains feed.

Has anyone got any experience with these, worth buying or not? It's on eBay and is local to me and I'm willing to pay up to £100 or so for a second hand MIG otherwise I'll buy a new one and probably spend up to £250ish.

Cheers, Luke.

[panelbeaterpeter]

Yep Sip welders are fine, mine was great til I put it in the pit at work, and someone left the tap on over christmas.. filled the pit with water, ruined my welder

[GreaseMonkey]

Yep Sip welders are fine, mine was great til I put it in the pit at work, and someone left the tap on over christmas.. filled the pit with water, ruined my welder

i hear alot about wire feed problems with them ? Also is most of them being gasless bad ? eg the weld is less stronger ?

(sorry for hijacking your thread)

[panelbeaterpeter]

Dunno mate, mine was always fine, and my last work had one also which was pretty good. I've never used gasless, don't really want to either! you can't get such a good weld apparently.

[LukeH]

Yep Sip welders are fine, mine was great til I put it in the pit at work, and someone left the tap on over christmas.. filled the pit with water, ruined my welder

i hear alot about wire feed problems with them ? Also is most of them being gasless bad ? eg the weld is less stronger ?

(sorry for hijacking your thread)

The one in particular I'm thinking of buying uses Gas, so that won't be a problem.

Thanks for the replies, I'll keep an eye on the auction and hopefully buy it.

Luke.

[mike49]

gas is always better, i used a sip one to weld my wing, it wasnt obviously as good as some are, but it did the job as long as you ensure you get the best earthing that you possibly can

[captain kirk]

Firstly appologies if I've posted in the wrong forum section. I couldn't quite decide where was best!

Anyway....I'm thinking of buying a second hand SIP MIG wleder that is rated at 120 amps and uses GAS., oh and it works on 13amp mains feed.

Has anyone got any experience with these, worth buying or not? It's on eBay and is local to me and I'm willing to pay up to £100 or so for a second hand MIG otherwise I'll buy a new one and probably spend up to £250ish.

Cheers, Luke.

ive got one its very good could really do without it saves you heaps of money!!!!!!!

[jack_marshall]

Having used a few welders, big/small, gas/non gas..

I have generally found anything around 100 amp and over, with gas is good to use.

Always found those shoe-box portable with no gas welders rubbish.

Also, splash out and get argoshield gas rather than just co2 if you can get hold of it. Produces much better results!

[*franky*]

go clarke mate. Clarke MIG 135TE 130 amp MIG welding machine MIG135TE is exelent little machine quit cheap you can pick them up on the net for round 170. good allround welder

[Ferrina1275]

I bought this one just before Christmas for my car project. No wire feed issues and really powerful. Does up to 5mm plate and can be set as low as 25 amps for light stuff like my exhaust system.

It was a recommended buy from Practical Classic mag.

SIP 25030 Weldmate 130Turbo Mig Welder 130amps
£170.20 £170.20
1 Shipping Costs
£8.99 £8.99
Sub Total (-VAT): £179.19
VAT(United Kingdom): £31.36

Total:

£210.55

Edited by Ferrina1275, 21 February 2008 - 07:16 PM.

[Shifty]

Hi, SIP do have a reputation for wire feed probs, can be overcome with a few mods, for the hobby user Clarke are considered better.

For more info try

www.mig-welding.co.uk

The subject has been discussed here many times

Seamus

[LukeH]

I won the auction and will be picking the welder up at the weekend! hopefully all will be good.

Thanks for the help

Luke.