[Solved] Best Self-Shielding Wire for Lidl Welder to Reduce Spatter?

I have a question for you regarding the selection of a self-shielding wire.
The welding device from Lidl has a wire attached to the welder, but it "splashes" like an electrode welder. Does anyone use any wire where there are not so many spatter and welding is similar to C02 gas welding? Kiswel, lincoln?

Yes, in CO2 welding machines

What's that answer?

The "self-shell" will never weld perfectly, it has to be converted into gas or thrown away. A brief answer.

If you have to do something once a Russian year, such a contraption is not bad.
It is good for home work, first I welded the thresholds on the Nissan Micra, then and even from this:

I did it:

Here's a close-up.

What does it mean "won't weld perfectly"?

I am not saying that you cannot weld, but it will never look like "professional" welding.
By the way, the welding in the pictures (do not be offended) confirms that you should not buy such welding machines.

elektronikq wrote:

what does it mean "won't weld perfectly"?

You wrote yourself that it spits, splashes etc. that's what it means.

Oh there, immediately tragedy
When I started to weld it, I was a novice. After a few days, when I finished welding UAZ, I am already a specialist. How much fun !!!

In addition, no seam is visible under the paint

sanfran wrote:

Oh there, immediately tragedy
When I started to weld it, I was a novice. After a few days, when I finished welding UAZ, I am already a specialist. How much fun !!!

Satisfaction with your own work is paramount.

And switch to the migomat that welds the wire on the spool and the mixture bottle is the handle of the migomat from Lidl you will not pick up in your hand. The self-shielding wire is relatively expensive and the welds after it are uninteresting and relatively wide. A migomat without a cylinder will never replace a welding migomat in a compound shield.

I have had such a welder for 12 years (Lincoln).
I had several wires and the Lincoln wire is the best for me.
Somehow the others snot and splash more, the one Lincoln came out most evenly, and it was indeed a weld ...

For some time, Lincoln has been working with Bester. The spatter is relatively strong when welding with carbon dioxide when welding with the mixture, this spatter is smaller.

I welded with migomat and I do not have such splashes there. Due to the fact that I will use it occasionally, I wanted to buy a better wire. A colleague welded these cars on this Lidlowski?

I bought my welder on ebay. The simplest it could be - 4 ranges, MIN / MAX on one switch and 1/2 on the other. It proudly says 100A. In addition, a potentiometer for the speed of wire movement. Wire 0.7 mm as far as I'm not mistaken. I think Lidlowska is similar.
But is the wire expensive? A half-kilo roll costs about 5 pounds (i.e. 25 PLN) but I welded both sides of the UAZ and so from 3/4 of the roll it went. There are no reparature for the fenders, so I recreated the shape of the wheel arches by welding from small pieces of 1.2mm sheet metal, there was a bit of picking.

I do not know how this machine behaves when welding something thicker because I did not have the opportunity, but I would rather not overheat it.

When there is an arc, the wire feed slows down slightly, but this is the charm of a cheap welder.

I bought it at an auction for PLN 280 - no occasion, I needed it and bought it (to pay someone if I can sleep alone)
There was no wire included in the set, but I bought it for PLN 60 (probably 0.5 kg) as for occasional welding it was enough. But I have already had the opportunity to weld with a real gas shielded welder and there is no comparison in the end result. It is enough for welding once a year.
Now, I would not buy it, I would rather add PLN 1000 and buy something for many years, even if I had to weld occasionally. I always thought that this gas was expensive and here my surprise when I found out what its price was, and the wire without a shield is cheaper by several hundred percent. It is better to buy good equipment and cheap materials than cheap equipment and expensive material that will not help anyway

The spawareczka is doing quite well, I welded a 1mm sheet and it can be welded. Lidl wire will be used for training and I will buy a Lincoln for welding. I think for the price it is ok.
At first, the weld is so black. But when it is sanded it is ok, most importantly, without slag.

I also have a PFDS 120 A2 semi-automatic welding machine, I'm just a home DIY enthusiast, I welded my bests in a jiffy, welded the stairs with an MMA welder, now I bought Parkside and after a few small jobs I am satisfied. 4 mm angles can be welded and it will not burn 0.6 mm sheet metal. If someone is not very demanding and rarely welds, this is the welding machine for him. Yesterday I saw it on Lidl's shelf for PLN 199 so there is nothing to think about at all.

I bought it for 200 in Lidl, Leroy Merlin wire by Harder, price for a 0.8 mm kg spool, about PLN 40. I have not welded it yet, so far only a transformer and an inverter. I am curious how it will go, I have a sheet metal to make in the car and some general cargo at home.

Parkside PFDS 120 A2, PFDS 33B2 or cheap Chinese crap. I realized that it was more of an exhibit for a garage shelf than reliable welding devices as advertised by the well-known L-letter food chain. All series of this machine, because the manufacturer changed the markings, have a problem with the wire feeder. My first one fell after 10 snots, and the second one withstood about 40 point snags. When looking at the net, the problem often discussed is a damaged rectifier bridge, probably due to poor voltage stabilization during the start of welding, where the system is heavily loaded. The price range in which they were available 240 - 350 PLN does not cover the weight of the scrap of this device, even after selection for non-ferrous metals.

matador1112 wrote:

Parkside PFDS 120 A2, PFDS 33B2, that is cheap Chinese crap .... When looking at the net, the problem often discussed is a damaged rectifier bridge, probably due to poor voltage stabilization when starting welding, where the system is heavily loaded.

Such a flash (as, in principle, every simple transformer one) does not have any "stabilization" of the voltage.

matador1112 wrote:

Parkside PFDS 120 A2, PFDS 33B2 or cheap Chinese crap. I realized that it was more of an exhibit for a garage shelf than reliable welding devices as advertised by the well-known L-letter food chain. All series of this machine, because the manufacturer changed the markings, have a problem with the wire feeder. My first one fell after 10 snots, and the second one withstood about 40 point snags. When looking at the net, the problem often discussed is a damaged rectifier bridge, probably due to poor voltage stabilization during the start of welding, where the system is heavily loaded. The price range in which they were available 240 - 350 PLN does not cover the weight of the scrap of this device, even after selection for non-ferrous metals.

It is possible that my machine will fail one day, but I think I have found a good one. With it, I insulated the stairs to the terrace with a railing, modernized two entrance gates, a few more crap, and so far it works. In my opinion, he has already earned himself, because I bought it for PLN 200.

I bought a Lincoln wire and it really does weld a lot better and it even feels like MAG welding. Unfortunately, the machine's working cycle at MAX current is 1 minute of work and 9 breaks, but when the warranty ends, you can always change and add gas.

elektronikq wrote:

I bought a Lincoln wire and it really does weld a lot better and it even feels like MAG welding. Unfortunately, the machine's working cycle at MAX current is 1 minute of work and 9 breaks, but when the warranty ends, you can always change and add gas.

And weld a minute then get in ...... rubbish and that's it.

hevet2 wrote:

elektronikq wrote:

I bought a Lincoln wire and it really does weld a lot better and it even feels like MAG welding. Unfortunately, the machine's working cycle at MAX current is 1 minute of work and 9 breaks, but when the warranty ends, you can always change and add gas.

And weld a minute then get in ...... rubbish and that's it.

Well, I will do a transformer for more serious matters and I will spill the general cargo with a parksid I am happy for the price.

Replacing the wire with another.