Blue and red welders

[Andrew S]

Out of interest, with Clarke MIG welders, what is the difference between red and blue model welders, am I missing something?

Cheers
Andrew

[mike@thenook]

Two different colours Andrew

[new to this]

Is one for DIY use, and the other for the trade

[Goldstar]

If you’re going to do serious welding get a decent rig Andrew. I bought an Oxford and it helped improve my welding no end

[Phil S]

Go for a decent mig, l have a 190a sealey, it will do from car bodywork up to 10mm with a couple of passes.
Easy to use and will do all you need.
Phil

[sunnystag]

Agree with above. I had a cheaper welder could not get good welds, then went on a short night course for welding, got great at welding at the college and was rubbish at home. Realised that by then (after being trained up) it was my home machine. Spent some money on machine and now fine. (Also get one of those full size cycles to save£££. And get argon mixes in the gas). I think the big issue with my old cheaper welder was a poor jumping wire feed. None of this helps welding upside down though - a nightmare

[Andrew S]

Thanks guys, makes sense

[mike@thenook]

Seriously Andrew, if you need to borrow my Mig (not the winged type) you’re more than welcome;

ive always got good results with it and the biggest overall benefit to you too is it’s yellow!

cheers