Hey all,
We have a bunch of novices who need to do some aluminum fab. Most of the stock will be 1/8" wall sq tube and 1/8-1/4" bar stock used to construct 20'x10" trusses.
Will we be totally frustrated and wasting our $ if we try the Clarke
185SG dedicated spool gun? ~$600Has anybody out there actually used this machine?
I've searched old messages here and found mentions of the Clarke welders, but no actual reports of performance.
Are there any other machines we should consider?
Whatever we end up with will only be used occasionally in pretty short spurts, so duty cycle isn't a really big deal.
We are currently using a Hobart Handler 140, but it doesn't seem worth it to try to retrofit a spoolgun.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
K. Groenke University of Minnesota College of Architecture W.L. Hall Workshop