Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 ^^^ Thinking of getting one of these, as its small, and not too spendy Anyone any experience of what these are like / any good ? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looks exactly like the Clarke one I've got (except for the fact that mine has legs rather than being a bench top) They are slow to use, I've got 14 cfm compressor with a 150 Ltr tank and it can't keep up with even the smallest nozzle. If you have a mega compressor you won't be able to see what you are doing after 5 minutes anyway unless you fit some form of extraction (anl old Dyson does the trick.) Oh, and you have to breath out whilst turning your head or the perspex window fogs up. Having said all that they are superb for cleaning rust, cr@p and paint off, beats a wire brush any day! HTH Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yalan Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 If you've ever used a commercial cabinet you'll think its rubbish. I've got the clarke version too and as said above its not great.The exhaust in particular is terrible. Stick a vacuum on the port and all it does is lock the stupid cone filter solid with beads. Vacuum then overheats! Visibility pretty poor too as the flossy light at the back (casting shadows on the workpiece)being about as bright as a lit match. Pickup pipe often struggles to keep steady flow. Mine is running on a 17cfm 200ltr compressor so that isn't the problem. I'm currently building a new lid for it out of Plywood using x2 halogen floodlights and a massive panel filter.... See other people's solutions here..... http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=20261 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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