![]() Hello all, I've got a Ryobi branded Decastar 135E, great little welder & has served me well. A&r rahman mp3 free. Problem now is that setting switches don't seem to be working, theres 2 switches, min/max & 1/2, so four settings. ![]() That welder will be no good for car panel work and repairs as it is gasless (1.2mm is the thinnest you can go with gasless wire and dam ud better be good!). I agree with the others Ryobi do an ok MIG for home use.If you can find a mate with a bunnings trade account you should be able to pick one up new cheapish. I'd hate to say it but you really need to budget more $$$, a MIG is a tool where you very much get what you pay for, and even the cheap ones are expensive enough that its not worth buying cheap and throwing away when it breaks. I have a 200amp cigweld that i paid $1900-$2000 for new with extended warranty and have had it for the past 10 years, it has never crapped out or over heated or needed repairs, i've only ever had to buy new tips. Over the years it has welded everything from car panel to 10mm structural section, at one point it was used for pipe work contracting and it kept up fine all day (8 hour days, hot as hell). Where as if you buy something cheap, you'll be lucky for it to last a year or two and will be constantly buying new liners, rollers, shrouds, tips, triggers, guns as the wire feed systems in them are poorly manufactured (keep in mind there are alot of precision parts in a MIG). Driver-drew2009, Nov 24, 8:40 pm. TIG is far to sensitive to contamination for doing rust repairs, especially considering most car panels are painted both sides. It can be done but requires a shitload of cleaning and mucking around and in some areas it simply cant be done. If contaminated you will get horrible porosity and weak as repairs that are impossible to fix, migging over the top will just make it worse. If you are worried about burning holes, oxy acetylene bronze welding is the way to go for car body repairs. I used to fill small dents with it and smooth with a sanding disc no probs, worked great for restoring classics. Driver-drew2009, Nov 24, 10:59 pm. Build a portable shop table.
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