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2nd March 2012, 09:31 AM
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Clarke Welders, which one?
Hi
I have decided to learn welding and have a go at building the chassis myself. I am going to buy a welder this weekend and have decided to go to machine mart and get a clarke one as well as a few other bits. There are a few Clarke Welders around a similar price and im not sure of the differences. Which one would be best for learning and building the chassis? Clarke 151TE 150TE 151EN 160EN Anyone know the main differences as the seem to cost more or less the same? 
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2nd March 2012, 09:41 AM
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EN's are Gas/No Gas.
Not realy worth it. TT
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2nd March 2012, 10:40 AM
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I have the Clarke 151EN, which I run using pub CO2 bottles, so you would require a decent regulator and a gas bottle on top. It's a nice little welder and I've used it to make my chassis. I know that Handy Andy also uses this welder.
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#5
2nd March 2012, 01:15 PM
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I would have thought any of those would be fine for welding the chassis.
I did mine with a very old Clarke 130TE without too much trouble. The only time I really struggled was welding the 1mm sheet as the wire feed is absolutely rubbish at low speeds. You'll also want a big bottle of gas and suitable regulator as those little disposable ones only give you 5 or 6 minutes of welding time
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#6
2nd March 2012, 07:35 PM
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A lot been written on these pages re migs pros and cons. If the haynes chassis and various bits are all you need to do then a clark 150 ish size will be more than enough. Its not something I would want but for hobby use no problems , if you need it for fabrication work at a later date forget it and the best way to check out the welders bollocks is to have a look at the duty cycle. The clark 160 is only good for 55 amps at 100% duty cycle where the esab 160 is good for 85% of max power at 100% of the duty cycle. As said before you get what you pay for.
Bob
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3rd March 2012, 01:38 PM
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Well im using the 151te and have had no problem what so ever, maybe its not the machine but the one pulling the trigger
Arfon
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