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Edited by Paul S on 6th Oct, 2008.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

been putting off buying one, and trying to decide between a cebora pocket turbo 130 or a butters 130

http://www.toolbaydirect.co.uk/product_inf...=1321&catid=283

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Butters-130-Amp-Mig-...id=p3286.c0.m14

the butters is considerably cheaper, so leaning in that direction, if no ones got anything bad to say about them then im gonna go for it....anyone?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Spec. looks good, the only thing not mentioned in the eBay shop is whether a gas regulator is supplied ???

Might be just an oversight but worth checking.

This lot (click on the spec sheet)
http://www.migtigarc.co.uk/MIG_Welder/mig_welder.html

...specifically mention it in a way that looks as if they've added it to the basic spec.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

my old man reckons the cebora is a better bet also...hmmm

i couldnt find any online suppliers for portamigs, am i missing something?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Edited by Rod S on 23rd Oct, 2008.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

just spotted a local ad for a kemppi

http://www.manx.net/viewad.asp?catid=97&adid=143277

im thinking of making an offer, but would this be too much for delicate work?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

I can honestly say I have no experience at all of Kempi MIGs.

The coded welders at work swore by Kempi for TIG, particularly the small portable machines, but, being coded welders, MIG was a swear word to them.....

I didn't even realise Kempi made a MIG !!! their reputation is for high quality TIG, at least where I worked.

Looking at the spec on Kempi's website, with 8 step control of voltage (rather than the 4 steps of your other two) thin metal should be no problem even though it's maximum current output is higher.

I now use a 235A Sealey and it only has 6 output settings so I have to use the wire feed speed to "fine tune" it on thin metal, but I still get much better results than my old SIP 150A with 6 settings.

It's not 100% clear from their website if it has a Eurotorch, but the photos I can see on another site certainly look like the right connector.

List price on mainland UK is £700 so WAY above your first requirement but it looks very nice.

Even before an offer, I would INSIST on viewing it and testing it, esp. on thin metal.

Sorry I can't be more help.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

if its of any use i was going to offer around £450, as im not fussed about the mask and gas regs, and this way i can try before i buy as you say

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Go for it,

If it helps in your bargaining, here's the UK mainland price I found

http://www.weldmet.co.uk/product_info.php/...a03a36e009fcbf3

BUT, try it out first .....

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

I have been using sip since my first MMA which I got for my birthday at the sweet age of 13 :) I find there cheaper stuff crap but if you splash a bit there stuff is really really good I have a Euro 240 here in the garage in the mig and I have the TIG 210 both are fantastic machines the TIG gave a small problem in the last couple of days but they are looking after that with no fuss what so ever. I cant praise there stuff enough I have the 12" metal cutting band saw a beast I have the milling machine a tool box full of there air tools there plasma 160 Mig mate 150 and there 350L air compressor and out of every thing never a problem.
regards,
Paul.

so god I posted it twice

Edited by PaulH on 23rd Oct, 2008.

took some bits of metal and went to have a play on it today, very nice bit of kit

i went up to £500, but he wouldnt drop below £600 so i left it at that

just gonna go for the cebora i think

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Shame he would't drop - if Kempi's MIG's are as good as their TIGs then, as you say, very nice bit of kit.

Let him stew for a couple of days......

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Hi,
I'm about to sell my Snap On (Cebora) If You're interested drop me a PM
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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just digging through some old posts and found this one

well in the end i bought the same welder as paul s (i think?), a sip p171w from these boys:

http://toolstoday.co.uk/shop.php?sec=prod&prod=42819

im massively pleased with it, its unbelievable compared to my knackered old telwyn & tradesmig

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"