I've tried a flux core gasless mig and it did alright. I buy the hobby sized gas bottles (which are dear enough) for all that I need to weld. What I struggle with is setting up mine to get a decent weld which is where the digital ones with presets are much better. Not a bad little welder for light work.
@BritannicaRestorations
3 ай бұрын
This would have been good if it had a gas option The next model with the 220v/gas option was only C$30 more!
@stevedangerous3776
3 ай бұрын
Hi Mike, how does it do tig if its gassless?
@BritannicaRestorations
3 ай бұрын
Yes that was my thoughts! Lift TIG is very primitive, but there is no gas control on this particular model
@markgarrod4436
3 ай бұрын
The problem for DIY is the argon gas is so expensive not just for gas but the cylinder hire and keeping it in test date. I’ve used a gas less to weld a rear crossmember on 90tdi and then towed a trailer with a Bridgeport mill in it. Mine is one of the first with high/low for amps. It’s welding my sons Mazda Mx5 body work and sills and does alright. It will get you out of a scrape. No body wants small welding jobs because of insurance, especially on rusty cars like 300tdi and Mazdas. So you have to do them yourself. 👍👍👍
@graham-martin5847
3 ай бұрын
Look up hobby weld gas
@BritannicaRestorations
3 ай бұрын
What a good idea!
@greebo7857
3 ай бұрын
Agreed. It's why I bought one, cos I have to do it myself. It'll be a long time before I would weld a towbar though. Just don't have the competence.
@greebo7857
3 ай бұрын
@@graham-martin5847 Why are these things always in the UK? Still, maybe with a little searching I could find something similar here in Oz.
@graham-martin5847
3 ай бұрын
@@greebo7857 maybe put it to a gas supplier in Oz as it works over here so it way work over there got to be loads of people wanting gas
@RussTNails-fw9ds
3 ай бұрын
The wire feed button is handy 😮😊😊
@BritannicaRestorations
3 ай бұрын
Yes!
@BrianM0OAB
3 ай бұрын
I tried it 30 odd years ago, didn't like it then and still don't, the clean up of all the splatter was annoying and laying underneath that hot shower of molten rain was unpleasant and as you said, the smoke makes it hard to see what you're doing, quite surprised you didn't set fire to the cardboard box there :)
@BritannicaRestorations
3 ай бұрын
Imagine working under a car welding a rusty exhaust! Would be like bonfire night!
@BrianM0OAB
3 ай бұрын
@@BritannicaRestorations caught the interior of a MK1 Mexico alight from welding underneath on the floor pan, luckily it was all in there loose so just dragged it out and saved the car from going up in smoke, first lesson learned quickly.
@greebo7857
3 ай бұрын
I don't get any of that from mine. You sure you had the polarity right? Earth pos, torch neg. Makes a big diff.
@BrianM0OAB
3 ай бұрын
@@greebo7857 when I tried it 30 odd years ago the mig welder didn't have polarity options on it.
@greebo7857
3 ай бұрын
These little things are great for me, a DIYer. Not so good for a fabricator. With me, even the Army teachers couldn't get me welding. Huge Lincoln stick welders etc. Later on I tried a shop MIG and was useless at it. But recently I got a little Unimig gas/gasless set and lo, I can turn out decent enough welds almost out of the box. And all I have to do is tell it the type and thickness and it does the rest. I'm 70 and all of a sudden I can weld! And the real kicker is that now it has taught me that my isue was always confidence, and now I can also use the little inverter stick job I bought years ago. Best AU$4300 I have spent in a while. Came with an auto darkening lid as well. As for the fumes, I don't use it indoors at all, and have a portable fan on the same 15amp extension. Works well for what I want, but I can get a bottle if I need to use it in other places. For the casual welder like me they're brilliant.
@greebo7857
3 ай бұрын
Of course, Earth positive is necessary for gasless.
@BritannicaRestorations
3 ай бұрын
Yes these small welders are good to learn your limits, but you can quickly learn that you needed a better model!
@BritannicaRestorations
3 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@googlegok9637
3 ай бұрын
A flux welder for automotive works wouldn't be my first choice , but as easy goto , than stick , sure, and for the price , absolutely.
@BritannicaRestorations
3 ай бұрын
Great point!
@jamesward5721
3 ай бұрын
I use flux-core all day every day at work - there's 2 crucial rules : 1. Only use 1mm wire. Reasons. 2.Your machine MUST have arc-force adjustment. Most don't. I never change the settings on my work machine - they are left set as low as they go & are never touched, regardless of what thickness steel I am welding. However, I'm dancing on the arc-force setting all day every day as that is what matters. It goes from -5 to +5 & is totally crucial in order to get proper welds. If the machine doesn't have that adjustment, it's rubbish, simple as. If you can only adjust amps & volts, it isn't going to weld well no matter what you do. You don't need to adjust those with flux core, only arc-force. Solid wire gas shielded is a whole 'nother game altogether - the rules of that do not apply to flux core, regardless of what anyone tells you.
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