More stuff from LIDl that I didn't realise I needed

[cliff.b]

I'm sure I will use them in the garage 🤔

[Badwolf]

I got a thermometer last year. Really useful for many things including taking the temperature of the hot patio flags during the heatwave to make sure that they were safe for the mini wolf to walk on.

[cliff.b]

While in LIDL's I noticed they are selling these from Thursday. Been meaning to have a go at this welding lark but is something like this actually worth buying? If not, what should I be looking at for entry level?

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy-tools/parkside-inverter-welder/p53632

[Badwolf]

Is an inverter welder used for welding upside down???

I'm off....

[Josef]

I have one of these https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/135te-turbo-mig-welder/ it’s been great. Get a proper gas bottle and regulator too and you’re flying (the disposable bottles last 35seconds and cost an arm and a leg)

I don’t even know what sort of welder that Lidl one is. But it doesn’t look like a MIG and you almost certainly want a MIG for DIY car work. 

[cliff.b]

23 minutes ago, Josef said:

I have one of these https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/135te-turbo-mig-welder/ it’s been great. Get a proper gas bottle and regulator too and you’re flying (the disposable bottles last 35seconds and cost an arm and a leg)

I don’t even know what sort of welder that Lidl one is. But it doesn’t look like a MIG and you almost certainly want a MIG for DIY car work. 

Ok, thanks 👍

[68vitesse]

36 minutes ago, Josef said:

I don’t even know what sort of welder that Lidl one is. But it doesn’t look like a MIG and you almost certainly want a MIG for DIY car work. 

Agree about needing a mig for car work, the Parkside one is an arc welder, also known as a stick welder, the inverter part means the transformer has been replaced with electronics making it lighter.

Regards

Paul