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delaney001 wrote: »

2 things. I have that welder shield and it's a fine job. That's a great price for one.
I also have that paraweld welder and I'm pretty sure it was never €330. Think I paid €270 inc vat.

which shield? the €29 or €69 ?

Zr105 wrote: »

Yeah sorry that's what I meant really!! Don't think there was even a plug on ours now that I think of it, they leave it up to you which you put on it. We've a 13amp on it just so it can run on end of extension reel and that.
For the most part it sits just over 100amps(box and lighter flat) crank it up then 120ish for 10-12mm but can be up on 140 a bit to, maxed it the other day to burn the pin out of a lock(grinder was locked in ) you have to be careful enough up on 140, keep it burning to long and the fuse will pop, you'd notice the heat in the plug at 120 after a bit even...

So not really for long days welding

Anyone ever use solar lights around yards and are they any good? It's either that or a full day for me running wires and connecting to another line.

Reggie. wrote: »

So not really for long days welding

Nah weld away with the welder all day long!! Haven't used the air cooled much at all since the inverter appeared nd hate using it when I do have to.. Using mig most of the time now tho!

Muckit wrote: »

You can say bye bye to that extension reel. Outside sheath might look ok but you've more than likely burn out the wires inside. And won't be able to know exactly where.

Can't remember the exact gauge but l got a length of cable about thickness of finger for welder. Ordinary reels not heavy enough gauge.

Ordinary reel is grand for an inverter once fully wound out, not for non stop welding now but for bits and pieces here and there it's grand. A 16amp rated reel would be better admittedly..

I wouldn't dream of putting an ordinary welder on an extension but the inverters really are light on power for there output

tractorporn wrote: »

Looking to tap into the considerable knowledge on here. Am not much of a welder but the old inverter welder calved last month and looking for a bit of advice on buying a new one? Only do bits and pieces around the yard the odd gate and the like just wondering would I get away with 130amp or would I need something stronger? Lad close to us (toolstore.ie) has deals on a 130 and 170 amp at the min.

You might get away with 160amp but I'd go 200amp to be safe. No harm going the extra bit. Nice to have the power in reserve

tractorporn wrote: »

Looking to tap into the considerable knowledge on here. Am not much of a welder but the old inverter welder calved last month and looking for a bit of advice on buying a new one? Only do bits and pieces around the yard the odd gate and the like just wondering would I get away with 130amp or would I need something stronger? Lad close to us (toolstore.ie) has deals on a 130 and 170 amp at the min.

Go for the bigger if you can. It's the duty cycle that's important. On a 130amp welder the duty cycle(ie 60% means you can weld for 6mins out of 10)up at the power you'll be welding most will be small meaning you can only weld for very short bursts whereas on the bigger welder it'll have a higher duty cycle at the power you'll be using most

tractorporn wrote: »

The 130 amp is €239 and the 170 amp is €399 both come with a automatic mask and a few boxes of rods!

What about this
http://www.wholesaleweldingsupplies.ie/index.php?route=product/category&path=730#container

Been looking into inverter welder recently, seems to be endless Brands on the market, anyone know of any to avoid.
Was considering a Sip.
Notice the Duty cycle on Stanley ones on Toolstore is bit low at 20% at 125amps on the 140 and 20% at 160 amps on 170.

First venture into a bit of guttering
60x40 lean to over an outdoor tank and luy back area which I was fed up paying to spread watery slurry out of
Made up from mainly stuff that was going to or was in scrap yard
It's not the prettiest but it does the job the finest put weanlings in it yesterday eve and they were quite content this morning lying back on their straw bed
Got young lad to weld up pillars and cleats and done the rest Meself not bad considering the biggest project before this was a hen house for 6 hensðŸ˜

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Blue Holland wrote: »

Been looking into inverter welder recently, seems to be endless Brands on the market, anyone know of any to avoid.
Was considering a Sip.
Notice the Duty cycle on Stanley ones on Toolstore is bit low at 20% at 125amps on the 140 and 20% at 160 amps on 170.

had a blue inverter cant remember make, it was 200 and kept cutting out, drove me nucking futs , got another in lieu a 160 MMA,supplier reconed that 200 was more fragile. advised me to turn on welder for 3 or 4 mins prior to welding.
had CEA 250 air cooled prior to that for about 20 yrs, took some abuse, forgot it outside several times , father hosed it with yard power washer one day when i was making tipping trailer. oven baked unit and it worked better than ever, something makes me feel it was better for heavy welding but not as handy , used it several times out in field attached to tractor generator doing mobile repairs for neighbours .

At lrast for welding glass also 16 amp plug is ideal.shop around their is a budget for everyone now days.but welding isnt cheap would be as easy to get a lad in.guarantee you wont even have minium wage out of it.

tractorporn wrote: »

Yeah any big job gets brought up to the forge. Ours would only be for tipping around fixing the odd gate and that. We had a yellow one before this can remember the make the stickers have gone off it now at this stage, the biggest problem was parts when it did go wrong. Ours packed in in February and haven't been able to get it fixed anywhere so have just given up and I'm going to get a new one!

at cost of labour, and parts, id say get new one,
my inverter is yellow, MMA , provincial welding supplies, got a good reputation round here anyways.
cea aircooled is yellow as well , lead from unit to rear of cable connectors is problem with them, or switch , easily repaired