Testing The Cheapest Mig Welder I Could Find

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[rodeastell]

A great little machine. However, I believe that with a £200 welder you would still produce better results than I could with one costing £2, 000 😅😅

[billsheehy]

I thought that was brilliant, people should be reminded that a decent bit of tuition will help so many people on their way to welding to an acceptable standard.

[iteerrex]

I was thinking of getting one for home use, and the question was, how cheap is good enough. Looks like even a very cheap one is very capable. I’d say a medium price should do very nicely for home/hobby purposes. Thank you for the demonstration.

[Martin_IPL]

It's always a pleasure to watch your welding tutorials Matt, brilliant as always.

[xKmotx]

It's the artist, not the paint brush. 😉

[davdsmth]

It's amazing (to me) what these small inverter welders can achieve on a single phase supply. Thanks for the videos.

[Mrblackbeauty]

Bloody hell boy you're a bit good with a welding torch👏👏👏👏👏

[dennistwitchell]

First MIG welder I bought didn't even have a built in fan. Learned my lesson about going cheap in a hurry. I believe the inverter welders are much more capable than the original style for a much lower price.

[Moonlightshadow-lqfr]

I have a Clark weld 100E, it's just over 40 years old, is falling to bits, rusty wire and it does get me by. It has had a few thousand hours use too but it welds 4mm steel great and you can still get great results with 2mm. Struggles at 1mm. Saying that though I know you could weld brilliantly using it at 1mm. I have never used flux cored wire purely because it is more expensive and I get more or less free CO2. It uses selenium diodes to rectify the electrode it's that old :) I really have to buy a new one as the wires insulation is breaking apart inside the machine and just hearing the sound of all these new welders the arc makes so smoothly. I've been worried about replacing it as it's been so good for me over the years and I've been frightened to splash out 200-300 in fear of getting junk compared to my rusty box, but this video has convinced me to finally get a new one. Thanks:)

[thebrothers]

I have a Clarke 90 mig I bought a few years ago. No voltage indication just switches 1/2 and min/max. Nothing in between. And a wire speed dial. I did see somewhere a way you can find the voltage of the fixed settings using a multimeter.
I must add what a fine job Matt did in showing us what can be done with an entry welder.

[geraldgooding]

A very good video explaining and showing what can be achieved with budget machine

[anthonykinrade]

The very one I was thinking of buying, thanks!

[_triumph]

Thanks Matt. Would love to see a tig video with this little welder too.. I have one slightly bigger (155a) but still budget and would eventually like to tig weld turbo manifolds (sch 10) and sheet metal..
Thanks again.

[TheSuprahuman]

What are the odds, just looking at cheap welders on Amazon and this video pops up. Great stuff 😃👍

[troyboy]

Solid video for us non pros .... thnx pal !

[johnmccarthy]

Good video to watch.. I'm starting out myself (& I've an old Millermatic MIG welder).. I've got to start on your, "Welding and fabrication how to tutorials" too. Yet I'm waiting on a earth clamp to come in as mine's knackered..

[mrgrumps]

This guy could weld with chop sticks and a lighter.

[UKDrew]

Awesome vid.. Looks like a great lil unit... Really would be cool if you could show it on Tig as well . Im after a new one myself..

[adeh]

I love welding and making up thing's on a hobby level, but would love to have just a tenth of this guys skill, he's an awesome tradesman

[leslieaustin]

Great video, great demo, thanks. Les