Just thought I'd start a thread on information on what welders people have and like to use and any info that they could recommend to people who have little knowledge and or purchasing one.
I am interested to get some feedback and info on mig welders as I'm about to purchase one.
I want a single phase mig welder and it will only be used for smaller jobs like working on the car.. What do you recommend?
Thanks,
What brand/type of welders do people use and prefer?
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Posted 22 June 2015 - 10:42 PM
id recommend a trusted brand name from your local supplier,
avoid ebay cheap ones, there not worth the hassles of returning them, and your local shops dont have consumables for them,
brands i would buy in no particular order,
cigweld, unimig, boc,kemppi
ones to avoid
rossi, mishto,weldsmart,proweld
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Posted 22 June 2015 - 11:06 PM
Pretty sure there already is a thread about welders
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Posted 22 June 2015 - 11:08 PM
Cheers Jason.
I had a quick look for a thread on welders but couldn't find anything .
I had a quick look for a thread on welders but couldn't find anything .
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Posted 23 June 2015 - 07:10 AM
I have a Lincoln mig. These are great stuff but not cheap.
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Posted 23 June 2015 - 08:22 AM
I have used most brands .. Lincoln, Cig, Unimig, MigoMag .. and others that i can't remember.. But the best welders I have ever used were WIA (Welding Industries Australia) they are not cheap, but they do not breakdown, well not in my experience anyway. I have used these machines on a nonstop basis using 1.6 wire to weld pick holders to cutting barrels, to using 0.6 wire for the odd foreign order 
.... I thought they were that good, that when I started working for myself, I bought a WIA welder. As said in other threads about welding, you need to buy the one one that suits your needs, if your going to do thin metal, there is a lot off on/off trigger work being done, and some welders I have used for this leave the welds unshielded by the gas, because the solenoid action is to slow, and the arc goes off before the gas... if that makes any sense.. I guess all the top brand welders offer quite a lot nowdays... But for sales, service and spares availability I could recommend no one better that WIA..
Here's a link to their webpage .... Check em out. they have every thing you'l ever need for what ever job your doing . Cheers Ian..
Link: http://www.welding.com.au/
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Posted 23 June 2015 - 03:32 PM
My old WIA is a nice solid little performer.
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Posted 24 June 2015 - 10:16 AM
WIA for me too.
I can't fault it.
Yes ......... they cost more. But you really do get what you pay for.
Something 150A or better will suit your needs.
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Posted 25 June 2015 - 06:31 AM
awesome, thanks guys. i appreciate the help
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Posted 25 June 2015 - 07:15 PM
WIA and Migomag
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Posted 26 June 2015 - 01:36 AM
thoughts on this one for working on cars ect:
http://www.gumtree.c...180i/1082221588
its just down the road from me which is also a bonus.
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Posted 26 June 2015 - 01:04 PM
cant say i have heard of them but looks ok.
not a fan of multi units myself though.
google them and see what you can find out about them from people using them first.
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Posted 26 June 2015 - 07:54 PM
Have used a friends 400A Cebora on many jobs including panel work.
Does a great job on anything that you use it on.
Its one of his collection of machines.
He has an old CIG 240V machine that still gives great service as well.
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Posted 27 June 2015 - 04:47 PM
Lincoln power mig 180c is the one I use. It's unreal once you get it setup.
http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/171831601186
http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/171831601186
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Posted 27 June 2015 - 11:19 PM
after looking at a few and speaking to the boilermakers up here on my shift, i have decided to go with a lincoln 180mig seeing as they use them here at work and i can get my head around them fairly easily.
thanks for all your advise, now i can give my hatch a new lease of life... well atleast try anyway haha
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Posted 28 June 2015 - 11:48 AM
Do lots of practice welds.
Fiddle with the settings to see how they change things.
Make sure everything is as clean as possible before welding.
Dont weld too long in the one area.
Get your head close enough to see what the weld puddle is doing. And keep watching it.
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Posted 28 June 2015 - 12:30 PM
I've got the lincoln 250s and have found it a good performer, I'd also suggest checking into buying a gas bottle outright from gasweld rather than paying bottle rent and get yourself a good auto darkening helmet if you haven't already got one.
I went with a 3M speedglas job,
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