Has anyone used one of these tiny portable Mini Inverter Welders ?
I needed a small arc welder for the occasional welding of plate steel or anything too thick for my Mig welder . Looking around ,everyone seemed to be recommending an Inverter Welder rather than the traditional Arc Welder.
Although twice the price I thought I'd take a chance and ordered one up for £90.00 (about $145.00)
I am blown away with how powerful this thing is even though it is only 4" wide 6" high and 8" long !
Ok I'll admit my welding technique is pants and I used the wrong size electodes (2.5mm) but it still managed to weld a reasonable seam on 5mm galvanised plate steel .
I'm lovin this thing. It takes up no room in the shed or car and is extremely portable coming in its own little carry case.
Warning ..do not weld metal with a galvanised coating as I did
Although I ground off the galv to bare metal , you need to wear proper breathing aparatus to weld this stuff as it is extremely dangerous. It gives off a highly toxic vapour which can make you extremely ill . called Galv Flu the symptoms are apparently very similar to the Flu and very unpleasant by all accounts.
I welded holding my breath for the whole weld and then ran down the garden to get a breath of fresh air .
I needed a small arc welder for the occasional welding of plate steel or anything too thick for my Mig welder . Looking around ,everyone seemed to be recommending an Inverter Welder rather than the traditional Arc Welder.
Although twice the price I thought I'd take a chance and ordered one up for £90.00 (about $145.00)
I am blown away with how powerful this thing is even though it is only 4" wide 6" high and 8" long !
Ok I'll admit my welding technique is pants and I used the wrong size electodes (2.5mm) but it still managed to weld a reasonable seam on 5mm galvanised plate steel .
I'm lovin this thing. It takes up no room in the shed or car and is extremely portable coming in its own little carry case.
Warning ..do not weld metal with a galvanised coating as I did
Although I ground off the galv to bare metal , you need to wear proper breathing aparatus to weld this stuff as it is extremely dangerous. It gives off a highly toxic vapour which can make you extremely ill . called Galv Flu the symptoms are apparently very similar to the Flu and very unpleasant by all accounts.
I welded holding my breath for the whole weld and then ran down the garden to get a breath of fresh air .