mig welder, is this ok?

been offered a "sealey 120 turbo"
is that ok to get me going?

Is it secondhand, and if so what's the deal with the gas? Are you going to get a small bottle regulator and buy the little bottles, or does it come with a proper regulator? 120A is okay for most jobs on the Mk1 Golf, if you were doing engine mount changes, chassis alterations or other fabrication (eg a lifting frame) then I'd go for higher (150A).

paul_c said

Is it secondhand, and if so what's the deal with the gas? Are you going to get a small bottle regulator and buy the little bottles, or does it come with a proper regulator? 120A is okay for most jobs on the Mk1 Golf, if you were doing engine mount changes, chassis alterations or other fabrication (eg a lifting frame) then I'd go for higher (150A).

it is second hand (from a mate of mine) it comes with small gas bottle and reg. as i'm sure you already know paul, it's only for body work nothing major.

cheers mate
(not making engine mounts just yet. (try that next year) :mrgreen:

one more thing, whats the turbo all about????

Turbo is marketing blurb for saying it has a cooling fan. Some smaller MIGs don't.

paul_c said

Turbo is marketing blurb for saying it has a cooling fan. Some smaller MIGs don't.

cheers mate, think i'll go ahead and have it, not bad to start oout on i think. is it worth ?70. it's rough on the outside but works very very well.

quite a neat weld really

Check how smoothly it feed the wire through, any hesitation or juddering then leave it.

Nordoff said

Check how smoothly it feed the wire through, any hesitation or juddering then leave it.

cheers mate

shouldn't have any trouble with a sealey. and parts are quite cheap for a spool feed if it is abit off.
better option is to look for kinks and damage to the wire feed line and what the gas fittings are.

ive just got a 130 mig turbo of a mate and ive been welding a floor pan with it , it does the job very well and its only on low .  8)