Advice and opinion on a welder

[poshguy]

Can anyone give me any advice or opinions on this welder.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...gas-mig-welder

my reason for asking is that i have the chance to have 1 for £150 and it is about 2 years old and the owner says it has not had much use.

any help appreciated
cheers

[twinturbo]

I don't rate my Clarke, it was an insurance replacement for a SIP. But many have good experiences. I would recomend not running it on flux wire and to use it as a proper gas setup.

TT

[poshguy]

i will be looking to run it on gas but i hav to take into account what i need to buy to make it run gas and also i didnt know if anyone else can recommend a better machine for the £150 mark

[HandyAndy]

I have the Clarke 151en turbo running on gas and its an ok machine, will do most things required for the home hobby welder.
The one you say you can get second hand is a tad expensive in my opinion as you could get the same as mine brand new for about £200 ish on a v a t free day, but you'll also need a gas regulator which cost approx £38 on v a t free days.

If it was me i'd be going for a new one.

Cheers
Andy

[poshguy]

Andy thanks for the advice
i was loooking at vat free on machine mart but they can never say when they have 1 coming up.my local said september but then when i rang head office to say i hadnt got my invite they said they did no know where they were.