Welding gear advice needed

[Joinaman]

Hi there

Looks like i will be doing some steelworks and will be needing things like welder, rods, mask,cut off saw, grinder ?

Been a good few years since i last did any welding, so need to get the right things and then practice 

What sort of things should i be looking at

What size welder for general use?

What size and type of rods ? Size ?

Reasonable make cut off saw?

Do they do gas less Mig Welders here  ? or are they silly money

Will go for a decent mask , not the paper ones i saw in Mega Home

Any advise is welcome

 

[VocalNeal]

 

20 minutes ago, Joinaman said:

Been a good few years since i last did any welding,

 

Buy some ESAB or equivalent Helmet magnifying lenses. 

 

Auto helmets are about 1800 Baht. 

 

The rest you can buy and a good hardware store. As you know the size of the rods and amperage depends on material thickness. 

 

Edited October 9, 2017 by VocalNeal

[builder]

The cheep inverter welders are becoming very good all the ones I have used work well , most common rod I see here is 6013 2.5 mm it's good for most jobs and can burn rust or dirt . Fluxes core wire is hard to find and so is the machine . I have a multiproces that I use mostly for Mig with co2


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[sometimewoodworker]

For MIG you will be lucky to find any and if you can they will be over 20,000.

inverter stick start at about 4,000, for about 6,000 you will get a machine that does most jobs

6013 rods are everywhere, 2.5mm and 3.2mm, you can find 7018 in some places 

[David B in Thailand]

WelPro and Colt are two brands sold all over Thailand You can buy Lincoln Welders in Thailand but they cost significantly more than the Welpro or Colt inverter or MMA or MIG welders I have seen in Buriram Thailand. Repairs on welders in a timely fashion is a consideration prior to buying the welder. Prices vary from store to store on the exact same model welder in Buriram.  Flux cored wire is readily available from a motivated Welpro PC if he does not already stock such.