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Old 25th November 2010, 01:45 PM
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Decided on a machine, order placed with HandyAndy....hope this is ok?
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=150615
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Old 25th November 2010, 06:40 PM
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Not sure about the manufacturer, but the welder being a 150 is more than capable. To be honest there is not much between them when you look inside. I have got a wolfweld 150, and it worn the wire feeder out in no time. I tried to get a replacement but they had gone bust. Shame as prior to the wire feed failure it was a great tool. Not wanting (too tight) to buy a new welder I bought a sealey wire feeder to retrofit to my wolf weld. Apparently sealey wire feeders are very good, but when i stripped it, it appears to be made of exactly the same materials! Anyway, been working great since, touch wood!
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Old 25th November 2010, 06:54 PM
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looks like it will do the job. the duty cycle isnt great but you will just have to wait for it to cool down now and then when your welding heavier stuff.

Duty Cycle: 100% @ 50A, 75% @ 55A, 50% @ 66A, 20% @ 105A

its usually calculated at 10min intervals so at 105amps you will be able to do about 2mins solid welding before it overheats, you then have an 8min wait until you can go again. im gessing at 150amps flat out you will get about 1min of welding before it cuts out.
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Old 25th November 2010, 07:08 PM
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personally i would go for this. they are 1500 new

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/esab-smashweld...#ht_720wt_1139
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Old 25th November 2010, 08:18 PM
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I ended up going for one of these as sounded really good from what others have said.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...iy-mig-welders
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Old 25th November 2010, 08:45 PM
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Thanks for the replies, I have decided not to get it, I have seen a Cebora pocketmig130 on the bay, they seem to be a good machine from what I have read on the mig welding forum, so we'll see what I can get it for I haven't got my chassis yet so I can wait a bit longer.
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