Mig went pop
 

My mig`s smoke capsule broke and its all leaked out :eek: I have kept it in the shed for the toys so I can run .6 wire in it, all the workshop migs have .8 or 1mm and its a pain to keep swapping over the wire. It was a Sealey powermig 200 and it probably has done less than 2 hours work, it was the pro range which makes it worse as I paid north of £600 for it. Anyway its a long time out of guarantee so I had a quick scout on the bay of thieves and bought a SIP ideal 210 pro. for £100. The only thing it needed was the leads changed and a new torch, my mate at the welding supply shop brought round a natty little torch with a swivel ball at the machine end which allows for all the pulling about. Not that it matters but the thing is not so much a minimig but a bit of a monster at about a meter high . Just having a play with it on some thin plate to get the feel of it.


Bob

POS Sealey





swivel ball on the lead.

my god that is big for 210 or is just me being used to my 181i and half that size.
atleast you can get parts for it readily.

I had a quick play with it, its got a rusty roll of mig wire in there so I will change that buts its not bad for a small mig on thin stuff.

Bob

looks good enough kida. oh and i just remeberd why my rig is small, its an inverter lol, thermadyne 181i

Nothing worse than a small inverted rig :p

oh yes there is a clarke welder:p