Lidl welder £40 any good?

[Kozak]

Hello
Local Lidl has an arc welder for sale at £40.
Don't know much about welders, and would be useful for fixing things - such as centre stand on one of my GPz550 came broke - would one of these be suitable to weld the parts together?

[.....]

It's OK, I've got one from a few years back. Good for thick stuff (but obviously not really thick), not so good for thin stuff.

[Rogerborg]

Better warranty than you'll get elsewhere for that money. It'll be fine for a stand, but you will need some scrap to practice on first.
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[Bradhome10]

I would recommend getting a MIG welder. Easy to use and require more or less no practise. A good DIY 140amp one will set you back around £140 from eBay. You get what you pay for.
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[Bradhome10]

Sorry but don't quite get you. I use welders a fair bit at work and Im just saying i have found the best one for bike repairs and home projects are MIG welders. The current is really down to what you intend to weld and with welders you buy a cheep one it might not hold up when doing a fair bit of work, a really expensive industrial one would be able to weld all day everyday. But obviously for the home and DIY mechanic a really expensive welder would not be needed as its not going to be used a large amount.
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[Ariel Badger]

They are OK and claim an accuracy of 0.004'.
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[N cee thirty]

had mine 3 years and is alright for welding stuff on the farm to get us out of trouble
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[thelamoth]

Be fine for a quick stitch..nothing else..for thin stuff.. Oerlikon Fincord rods..bang on. Might want to train your hand before attempting thin stuff with stick..a dying art.
Thinner rods=lower amps
Sod gasless mig...smoke city..

[Kozak]

Thanks for the advice - gone and bought it, - might look out if there are any night classes to teach how to weld. Didn't want to spend much on something that I might not use much.

[-Matt-]

Depends how much cheese you expect to cut...

But no, they're fine had mine ages

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