Clarke Welder. Any good??

[scrapmetalart]

Anyone have any experience with Clarke products from Eastwood? Good or Bad? They have a 130 amp MIG for $359.00 right now. Thats a pretty good price. Just want to know if they are ok or junk.

Thanks,
Craig

[50mercfan]

i've got the same welder. it works great, absolutly no problems.

[RotHod]

Ive been looking into a new welder myself, I want a Miller but you cant beat the price of Clarke...check out the prices at this site www.welding-equipment.net/ (http://www.welding-equipment.net/)

[Artiki]

I have a Clarke dealership just up the road from me here in the UK. Their stuff is generally very good and quite reliable. I have a Clarke 151 and it's pretty good.
There are a couple of things to watch with the cheaper MIG's. Firstly, they tend to have only a few heat settings and so are not that flexible with different metal thicknesses.
Second, if they are not fan assisted, they will have a duty cycle. This means that if you use it constantly for a certain period, it will get hot and it will automatically shut-down until it is cool enough to run again. This can be really annoying when you're in the middle of a task.
This is not a Clarke thing, all non fan-assisted MIGs are the same.

[scrapmetalart]

Thanks guys. That is just the info I was looking for.
Craig