These video reviews after x amount of years are the most valuable. Thank you.

@smithbuilt

6 ай бұрын

It's still going strong. I'll often just use it for the ease of mobility and simplicity

Cheers shane … inherited my dad’s from his workshop ,, trying it out in the garden making man stuff Your review helped 👍

@smithbuilt

3 ай бұрын

Still use mine

Thanks for the review, going to get one today after being assured that this is just what l need for simple diy welding

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

It's a great little set, Thanks for watching.

Great vid. Thanks for posting.

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching

Thanks very much for this. Saw them in Lidl today for £50, research (as a novice hobbyist) led me here. Really good explanation of it all. Cheers.

@smithbuilt

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, it's a great little set

@foxabilo

2 жыл бұрын

HAH! Same!

@smithbuilt

2 жыл бұрын

@@foxabilo thanks for watching. It's nice to know its helpful

@theswime945

2 жыл бұрын

@@foxabilo Nice one. Occurs to me that I should go back and get the auto-adjust helmet though- I waited to at least check out the one that came with the welder but obviously it's just a waste of plastic. As a skinflint newbie I'm going all out on easy-whilst-adequate PPE. So, with helmet, gauntlets and electrodes (already have apron), we're up to £100 already. Still seems like a bargain overall if I can get the hang of it (& afford the electric bill). Cheers.

@smithbuilt

2 жыл бұрын

If you can lean how to stick weld first them mig is just like using a hot glue gun and tig is like patting you're belly while rubbing you head, simple coordination. Stick is by far the more difficult process. All the best

Cheers. Just gone out and bought one

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

Awesome little sets, thanks for watching

Convinced me. Seen them in lidls.

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

Trusty little set

Shane, this was a great video. Thank you for sharing. I have an identical welder. But, I have never opened the box since buying it. I now have a small job that needs doing and realize that a TIG welder may be more suitable. Do you think I can buy a TIG torch assembly and TIG weld with the PISG80 A1? I don't really need the gas, as I only want to spot-weld some stainless mesh to a mild steel ring to make a BBQ grill. Any suggestions or advice will be welcomed.

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

Yes it could be modified to tig. But you will need pure argon regardless as the tungsten will just "erode" from exposure to the atmosphere. You can arc weld stainless steel fine just buy really thin rods and tac away. Thanks for watching

@tartanrambo

Жыл бұрын

@@smithbuilt Thank you Shane. I'll definitely give this a shot using thin welding rods. I appreciate the advice and wish you a good day sir!

If you run thin rods, a thing like this will weld most anything - 2.4 rods, go weld. It runs off a normal 13amp socket - w.h.a.t i.s t.h.e.r.e n.o.t t.o l.i.k.e?? I for one love these - bang per buck, these are an 11. Anything I have up in my videos, was welded using one of these ^ - no complaints at all.

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

I always like to too point out to people I have a bigger arc set and a really good tig set that can stick weld but, I always get my little green parkside gremlin out because I just like it.

@jamesward5721

Жыл бұрын

@@smithbuilt I never much mention how I have eye-watering welders (Kemppi, blah blah) parked up in the sheds - ones that were thousands, not hundreds - and I still gravitate to my cheapo one these days. If I would have had the sense to buy the good cheap one & stick with it, I could have bought a Ferrari with the savings, pretty much - I shudder to think how much money I spent on welders over the years - a lot, a crazy lot - and here, age 50, I pick a "POS" cheapo whenever I need to weld something because it just does.. Hindsight - it's always 20:20.

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesward5721 that's the only time I ever have 20:20 vision.... I'm terrible for upgrades

Rod size is 1.6 to 2.5 on this

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

I just burn them as I see them. Only have upto 2.5 mm rods for standard welding, the thicker rods i have are for welding dissimilar metals ect. But this runs 1mm rods real nice too

@PL-fc6hm

Жыл бұрын

@@smithbuilt what size rod is best to be used with this welding machine for a 5mm thick box section? thanks for the demo as well

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

@@PL-fc6hm if you dont prepare the metal with levels then I would say 1.6mm is fine just burnt through at higher amps. But that's how I weld, the amps and speed that you move at will determine how to weld it far more then just saying it 5mm i need to do this. Always best to do a test piece to be sure

@PL-fc6hm

Жыл бұрын

@@smithbuilt thanks for the advice. I really appreciate that.

hw much is lenght od cables. Plus and minus

@smithbuilt

Жыл бұрын

About 2 meters

Stinger lol

@smithbuilt

11 ай бұрын

Yeah? And?

4 mm rods my ass, I am a professional welder and no way does that 80amp weld 4mm rods

@smithbuilt

11 ай бұрын

I'm sure I said 3.2mm, hay guess what I'm a professional welder too, even had my code's but there out of date now and I'm retired due to mental illness. 100amp would be the ideal minimum to run 3.2mm at but 80amp works if you keep the arc length correct.