Newbie's Arc welder and bodywork

[GJM]

Hallo there,

Really new to welding, and when i say im new to welding i mean i have no experience what so ever Into my classic cars and wanting to learn to weld, get some of thoes rusty holes filled up!

Live on a farm and we have an Arc welder stashed away, used for heavy agricultural stuff, making gates, barriers, repairing trailors etc. Heard that this would not be very useful for car bodywork repairs however, being an Arc welder.

Having a look at a couple of threads on this here website it seems some people do use Arc welders for car bodywork however. So deicded it might be worth looking into, why buy an expensive Mig welder when ive got a perfectly good Arc right here

So, my question, would our Arc welder be suitable for bodywork repairs?
What is it?...i dont know....it works perfectly well, brother uses it regularaly but it is ancient, its metal casing is covered surface rust so dont know the maker. However, have gotten this info from one side:

SIP140
240 volts
50Hz-3,2Kw

So, is it any use to me?

Thanks, Graham

 

[weldequip]

So, my question, would our Arc welder be suitable for bodywork repairs?

So, is it any use to me?

In short... no.
Get your hand in your pocket stingy farmer type (after trebbling of global milk prices over the last 18 months) & buy a decent MIG!
weldequip

 

[Archie]

(after trebbling of global milk prices over the last 18 months)

Not passed onto the farmer though.

I agree though. Arc is unlikely to be of much use for bodywork.

 

[GJM]

heh heh, only beef stock and arrible here

Cheers for the advice, onto the MIG section

 

[weldequip]

Not passed onto the farmer though.

They've never had it so good in New Zealand!
Price increases have no doubt been long overdue but, as ever, it's the farmer & consumer that bear's the brunt of price increases... with the Supermarket's coining most of the upside Never known a poor farmer though
weldequip

 

[snowcat]

They've never had it so good in New Zealand!
Price increases have no doubt been long overdue but, as ever, it's the farmer & consumer that bear's the brunt of price increases... with the Supermarket's coining most of the upside Never known a poor farmer though
weldequip

Iv never known a poor salesman

 

[Drains]

I've never known a farmer, OR a salesman, who doesn't complain about how hard times are!

 

[Archie]

Oh, and like the Scots aren't any better!!!

 

[Drains]

Oh, and like the Scots aren't any better!!!

Ah wudnae ken aboot that sunshine, ahm no' a scot!

 

[weldequip]

Just something I read about dairy farming in New Zealand last week chaps.
And no, I haven't got 20 acres of land & a half million pound + farmhouse like most farmers (& constantly moan about a penny increase here & a penny increase there ).
weldequip

 

[Archie]

Oh yes. Forgot about that! Damn.

 

[snowcat]

Ah wudnae ken aboot that sunshine, ahm no' a scot!

Are'nt brummies just, Scott's with the generosity squeezed out of em?? (duck)

 

[weldequip]

 

[Archie]

Ouch

 

[rtbcomp]

Weldequip talking himself out of selling one of his superb Portamigs to a farmer!

 

[weldequip]

Certainly hope not... all's I say is intended to be in good humour (and factual ).
weldequip

 

[HasBean]

Just something I read about dairy farming in New Zealand last week chaps.
And no, I haven't got 20 acres of land & a half million pound + farmhouse like most farmers (& constantly moan about a penny increase here & a penny increase there ).
weldequip

Half million.....just about buy you an outside bog here
Just to add insult to injury the price of a 3 bedroom semi over here is averaging at £510,000 !!!!!

The shops admit to charging us VAT (which they shouldn't as we have our own government) and we also pay our own goods & services tax.
End up paying circa 25+% tax.

Will the last one to leave Jersey please turn off the lights!!!!

 

[weldequip]

Jersey is a bit of an exception, but I'll rest me case
weldequip

 

[snowcat]

Jersey is a bit of an exception, but I'll rest me case
weldequip

Would you like to borrow me shovel St.....???

 

[HasBean]

Spot on Steve

just have to sell the kids, motorbike, wife (bugg*r, can't afford to pay anyone enough to take the wife )