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What Mig Welder 2 Buy ?

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What Mig Welder 2 Buy ?

Post by GUEEY »

Hi there.

I have been looking around at buying a mig welder for home.
General home use and fabrication , but i want to buy it once and not look back.
what do you guy recommend for fourby repairs and and fab work.

too many choices to confuse me!

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Post by MUD000 »

I've got a migatronic excellant pity about my welding thou :lol:
Very good but a bit pricey
Lots of people use them in Albury
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Post by rover1 »

i'd suggest any 240amp machine would do, depends on your price range. the average home joe will not be able to tell the difference in quality of the different brands. remember what ever welder you buy to have a good power source, and do a welding course or atleast read a book about how to weld.

forget about gasless wire, its crap, if you have never welded before you will tear your hair out trying to get a good looking weld.

best welder i've used is the current one i have at work, a transmig 500sp, by cigweld, the company i work for is phasing out the wia's for transmigs.
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Post by ausyota »

Dont buy anything lower than a 200amp.
I have a CIG Transmig220 and it is a great welder.
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Post by tommyk »

ive got a uni mig 210, and ive always used arc welders, but after getting the uni mig i dont think im gonna go back to arc. got it for 1100 to i thought it was a pretty good deal.
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Post by Harb »

I have one of these......
Had it for about 8 years, never a problem......

http://www.migomag.com.au/products_detail.asp?id=134

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Use it for Alluminium , steel , sheet metal.......

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Post by bubs »

i use a lincoln 255 at home, migomag is also another good brand but neither are cheep
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Post by guzzla »

unimig 240. well priced. well made. easy to use.

Run em on gas and you will fall in love with silky smooth welds and no splatter though i do still enjoy playing with my stick (welder).

There are better quality machines on the market and their pricing reflects that but ive seen a few unimigs in well known workshops as well.

Have a search as there is heaps on this topic also.
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Post by YankeeDave »

has anyone heard or tried one of those inverter migs on ebay?

whats a decent welder to get for around $1200?
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Post by ludacris »

I have a boss 250 15amp and it is awsome. Only two dials. Amps and wire speed. Love it. Have not had to take it over 5 and it goes upto 8. Paid $1550 and got an upgraded 4.6m lead and mig gun.

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bubs wrote:i use a lincoln 255 at home, migomag is also another good brand but neither are cheep



same here the 255... also have a smaller lincoln 190...
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Post by 75 cruser »

unimig 210 porto had mine for a couple of months and i rate them
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Post by krf_bb »

kempi welders are a top brand of welder but have a big price tag
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Post by bogged »

what did ya end up gettin GUEEY?
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Post by GUEEY »

bogged wrote:what did ya end up gettin GUEEY?
Buy the time i relised what i needed to weld 6mm afficiantly, they where getting a bit pricy for my budget. i originally was going to buy a $849.00 Uni -Mig 172 untill i found out it was not going to e up to it.
So i have selved it for the time being.

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Post by bogged »

GUEEY wrote:
bogged wrote:what did ya end up gettin GUEEY?
Buy the time i relised what i needed to weld 6mm afficiantly, they where getting a bit pricy for my budget. i originally was going to buy a $849.00 Uni -Mig 172 untill i found out it was not going to e up to it.
So i have selved it for the time being.

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