looking at getting a mig welder and just wondering what you guys use ????
looking at a 135 cigweld which they said would do the job but still just under $1000 with a gas bottle ans good mask ,gloves,tips,wire etc
will do 3mm thickness in one pass
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any advise
cheers Paul
I reccomend an SIP Coppermate. It can weld up to 5mm and with a copper core transformer guaranteed for 10 years, they have gotta be pretty good. Prob look at about $900 without the bottle. The can run gas, gasless, aluminium wire (with appropriate gas)
Um, if you have a mate who is a trady, try looking second hand. I got a good 150watt one and it cost me $600 from a pawn shop.
Um, if you have a mate who is a trady, try looking second hand. I got a good 150watt one and it cost me $600 from a pawn shop.
thanks guys
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Paul
I said PAWN shops, not PORN shops 🙄
With a bit of a search on the internet I found SIP 170 amp Coppermate for $825. Mate trust me it is a top unit. I have seen it in action and it is good for panel steel with 0.8mm wire and good for 5mm plate also using 0.8mm wire
Personally I only use 0.8mm wire, especially on panel steel, as I find the 0.6mm wire doesnt feed as smoothly, and you don't get as good a penetration. The good welding techniquie is all related to guntip to workpiece distance, wire speed, amperage and clenliness of metal.
I got an SIP 170 for $500, and it works a treat, a mate is using it as we speak to weld panels into his split...
I have the CIGweld transmig 160, which was about $900 not including corgon gas. I typically use 0.6mm wire with sheet metal which I find gives me the right amount of heat to get good penetration but not too much heat to blow through really easily. Haven't had a problem with the unit, have had it for about a year, gone through one E size bottle of gas.
Jon
I have worked as a mig repair tech and any of the above are very good. Anything not made in china or cheap arse Italian stuff. Dont even contemplate gasless wire, May be o.k for home handyman but once you become competent at welding the machine wont do the jobs you will want to tackle. There is also some issues with the smoke given off by gasless migs so im told.
