Soldering and welding
Soldering and welding covers argon gas cylinder, TIG welding machine, welding goggles, electrode welding machine, pyrography pen and soldering tips, and the other product types on the cards below. Each comparison says what that product is for, and which checks still apply when the listings change.
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Soldering and welding
Argon gas cylinder
Compare eight argon gas cylinders on amazon.co.uk, from about £17.99 to £306.07. Named mix, outlet thread and full versus empty. The top pick is the SWP WG/1368 60 L disposable.
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Flux core wire welder
Compare five flux core wire welders on amazon.co.uk, from about £69.99 to £279.99. HITBOX HBM200 is the top pick; SSimder MIG-140 is best value for short jobs.
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Flux-cored wire
Compare 10 flux-cored wire spools on amazon.co.uk, from about £12.34 to £35.99. HITBOX 0.8 mm is the top pick; SSIMDER is the best value for a known machine.
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Gas soldering iron
Compare nine gas soldering irons on amazon.co.uk, from about £8.99 to £70.30. The top pick is the LEXIVON LX-770 kit. Butane is not included.
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Pyrography kit
Compare 11 pyrography kits on amazon.co.uk, from about £16.98 to £49.99. Wire-nib stations and solid-point pens, judged on the plug, heat control and reviews. The top pick is the YIHUA 939-III.
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Soldering station
Compare 10 soldering stations on amazon.co.uk, from about £29.99 to £195.60. The Preciva 60 W kit is the top pick; the Lytool ST96902 is the best value.
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Stahlwerk welding helmet
Twelve amazon.co.uk helmets from a Stahlwerk search, from about £24.99 to £103.99. None is Stahlwerk. The top pick in this set is the YESWELDER 4/9-13.
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TIG welding machine
Compare four TIG welding machines on amazon.co.uk, from £104.49 to £339.99. AC/DC against DC lift TIG. Fuse reports block a top pick.
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USB soldering iron
Compare 12 USB soldering irons on amazon.co.uk, from about £10.98 to £89.99. The top pick is the KAIWEETS KETS02. A 65 W USB-C iron or a cordless kit.
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Welder
Compare 12 welders on amazon.co.uk, from about £33.99 to £149.99. The top pick is the Reboot RBM2100 MAX 210 A 6-in-1. The £59.99 stick inverter is best value for home repairs.
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Welding apron
Compare 12 welding aprons on amazon.co.uk, from about £12.14 to £46.99. LeaSeek is the top pick; Portwest is best value. No listing states a class.
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Welding electrodes
Compare nine welding electrode listings on amazon.co.uk, from about £7.63 to £24.99. The top pick is the GYS E6013 2.5 mm. One pack is TIG filler, not a laboratory weld.
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Welding gloves
Compare 11 welding gloves on amazon.co.uk, from about £7.07 to £24.99. The top pick is the WZQH. Cowhide for spatter, goatskin for TIG, and no BS EN 12477 type printed.
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Welding goggles
Compare 10 welding goggles on amazon.co.uk, from about £7.28 to £58.89. The top pick is the Laser 6724. Shade, a named standard and the seal decide the gas or arc pick.
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Welding helmet
Compare 12 welding helmets on amazon.co.uk, from about £26.99 to £109.99. The top pick is the TOOLIOM TL-31800H. Shade range, sensors, window size and stated marks.
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Welding magnet
Compare 10 welding magnets on amazon.co.uk, from about £7.89 to £28.98. The top pick is the AB Tools AT847_4PK, a 25 lb four-pack. Extra angles are the best value.
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Welding mask
Compare 12 welding masks on amazon.co.uk, from about £16.59 to £54.14. The top pick is the YESWELDER LYG-L600A. Shade range, sensors and light gaps.
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Welding table
Compare 11 welding tables on amazon.co.uk, from about £87.99 to £399.95. The top pick is the MegaMaxx TIG top. A fixture top, a folding bench and load lines that conflict.
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Blowtorch
Butane craft torch or a cylinder head
Twelve blowtorches on amazon.co.uk, from about £8.99 to £29.99. A small butane torch suits food and craft. Copper plumbing wants a cylinder head and lead-free solder. The top pick is the TBTeek GF-901 at about £12.98.
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Cordless soldering iron
Wireless watts and the tip family
Twelve cordless soldering irons, from about £10.98 to £84.99. Judge the wireless wattage the listing states. A 75 W title is not an 11 W wireless cap. The top pick is the Fanttik T1 Max at about £75.99.
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Desoldering pump
Manual piston, heated piston or a station
Twelve desoldering pumps, from about £1.99 to £89.99. A spring piston still needs an iron unless the listing is a heated piston. The top pick is the ENGINEER SS-03 at about £20.99.
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Electrode welding machine
Stick inverter, no gas bottle
Eight electrode welding machines, from about £37.99 to £89.99. None prints a duty cycle, so a 200 A headline is not what a 13 A fuse will supply. The top pick is the HITBOX ARC200S at about £47.49.
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Esab welding helmet
Shade range, window and grind mode
Four Esab welding helmets, from about £125 to £799. The Savage A41 is the MIG and stick shell. The Sentinel A60 has the wider window. A standard shell protects eyes and face and does not control welding fume. The top pick is the ESAB Sentinel A60 at about £310.
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Flux
Paste, syringe or liquid you add
Five flux listings, from about £3.69 to £13.99. This page is paste, gel or liquid you add yourself, separate from the core inside solder wire. The top pick is the Quimtech RMA liquid flux at about £11.11.
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Guede welder
One Güde helmet and six other inverters
Seven listings from a Guede search, from about £58.02 to £299.99. Only the GSH 180-TC-2 helmet names Güde as manufacturer. The top pick is the HITBOX HBM200 at about £99.99, and that inverter is not made by Güde.
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Gys welder
Compact stick inverters and small MIG stations
Eight Gys welders, from about £179.95 to £554.77. The set is the GYSMI stick inverters and the SMARTMIG and Easymig stations, not the whole GYS catalogue. The top pick is the GYS GYSMI 160P at about £213.97.
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Hot air soldering station
Heated air for pads and ICs
Twelve hot air soldering stations, from about £33.99 to £125.99. Heated air reflows a pad array or lifts a multi-pin IC. A fine iron still does through-hole joints. The top pick is the YIHUA 959D at about £54.99.
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Mig/mag welding machine
Flux-core wire or bottled gas
Eight MIG/MAG welding machines, from about £79.99 to £249.99. Gas-shielded MAG uses a bottle. Gasless rows use flux-core wire. A title amp figure is not what a 13 A fuse will hold. The top pick is the HITBOX HBM200 at about £99.99.
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Mini soldering iron
USB-C pens and short mains pencils
Eleven mini soldering irons, from about £9.56 to £84.99. Cordless pens suit a desk with no socket nearby. A mains iron at 60–100 W holds heat for a longer session. The top pick is the HANDSKIT 90 W kit at about £13.99.
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Plastic pipe welder
Socket fusion or a hot-air gun
Ten plastic pipe welders, from about £8.99 to £195.90. Socket-fusion irons and hot-air guns are different tools. Several rows print 110 V. The top pick for socket plumbing is the WINB iron at about £40.79.
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Plastic welder
Staple kits or hot-air seams
Twelve plastic welders. Staple kits sit about £18.99 to £27.99. Hot-air guns sit about £106.99 to £219.99. The top pick for a bumper, a mudguard or a drawer is the Mytovosn 150 W kit at about £21.16.
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Pyrography pen
Wire nib or a solid tip
Twelve pyrography pens, from about £16.98 to £49.99. The listings mix wire-nib stations and solid-tip craft pens. Stated temperatures are seller claims. The top pick is the YIHUA 939-III at about £49.99.
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Pyrography set
The boxed kit, not a loose nib
Twelve pyrography sets, from about £16.98 to £49.99. You buy the control unit, the pen and the tips in the box. The top pick is the YIHUA 939-III pyrography set at about £49.99.
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Solder
Alloy and diameter before the price
Nine solder reels, from about £3.19 to £14.99. Most are lead-free Sn99.3 Cu0.7. Leaded 60/40 is the wrong default for drinking-water copper. The top pick is the TOWOT 0.8 mm reel at about £3.99.
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Solder connectors
Heat-shrink butt splices
Twelve solder-connector kits, from about £3.49 to £29.99. A sleeve holds a ring of solder and adhesive. You shrink it with a heat gun. The top pick is the Kuject 120-piece kit at about £9.99.
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Soldering flux
Extra flux when the joint will not wet
Eight soldering fluxes, from about £3.69 to £15.99. Paste tins, a liquid bottle, syringes and kits sit beside flux-cored wire. The top pick is the Quimtech liquid flux at about £11.11.
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Soldering iron
Pencil, gun, station or a cordless kit
Twelve soldering irons, from about £9.99 to £84.99. The table covers mains pencils, guns, bench stations and cordless kits. It is a different page from a hot air rework station. The top pick is the HANDSKIT SI Series 90W at about £13.50.
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Soldering iron set
Pen or station plus the bundled kit
Eleven soldering iron sets, from about £12.99 to £84.99. A set bundles tips, solder, a pump and a stand with a pen or a station. The top pick is the YIHUA 926LED III station at about £42.99.
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Soldering tips
Hakko T18 or a 900M pack
Eight soldering-tip listings, from about £4.78 to £14.99. One row is a Hakko T18 chisel for FX-888 series irons. The rest are 900M-style packs or joystick heads. The top pick is the Hakko T18-D32 at about £6.08.
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Soldering and welding guides
View all articles →These guides are for welding gas in a UK garage: flux-cored wire in the wind, what a disposable, a filled cylinder and an empty shell each cost, which metal wants pure argon, and why an open door is not fume control. They also cover a regulator leak check, home storage, the shoulder test stamp, a car journey, and why you purge a pipe from the bench.
Argon purge confined space: do not climb in to look
You have the dams cut, the tape on the bench, and the argon bottle open because the root of a stainless joint needs gas inside the pipe. That is an or
Transport argon cylinder in a car UK: valve shut, then drive
The bottle is paid for and the supplier shuts at five. The search you typed, transport argon cylinder in a car UK, is one private cylinder and a hatch
Gasless MIG or gas MIG: wind, smoke and the bead
The gate is open, the bracket is still on the car, and the breeze is moving the grass. A gasless MIG or gas MIG choice sits in that gap. One setup put