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Show us ya MIG's
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:14 pm
by dano80
OK, just got a new welder, and was wondering what everyone else uses.
It's not the latest and greatest but it welds
I'll start.....
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:17 pm
by dano80
Sorry about pic....not sure what photobucket did with it!!!
Cheers, Dano.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:03 pm
by bogged
is this Dec 2008 ... Month of SHOW US YA......
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:10 pm
by Struth
Yerrrrrrs, not a good time to be "show us your....." ing
Now if only I had a picture of a russian jet
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:22 pm
by dano80
bogged wrote:is this Dec 2008 ... Month of SHOW US YA......
Bog, get in the christmas spirit......
Did think there were a lot of "Show Us......."
Dano.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:51 pm
by Weiner
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:54 pm
by Weiner
Whoops, double post
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:01 pm
by dano80
Nice Set-up, Weiner.
Dano.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:30 pm
by Weiner
dano80 wrote:Nice Set-up, Weiner.
Dano.
Cheers, now if only I could weld
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:58 pm
by Emo
I don't have a photo but I've got one of these.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:30 pm
by jav
Emo wrote:I don't have a photo but I've got one of these.
me too
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:36 am
by WRXZook
jav wrote:Emo wrote:I don't have a photo but I've got one of these.
me too
And me too.
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:49 am
by dano80
They must be the goods then!
Cheers, Dano.
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:03 pm
by Burdy
Mines the same as this but the older model
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:12 pm
by sloshy
Burdy wrote:
Thats the one I got
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:46 pm
by joeblow
had one of these the last 7 odd years....never let me down.
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:56 pm
by nastytroll
sloshy wrote:Burdy wrote:
Thats the one I got
You should get a better grade fan fitted as the procraft series is prone to cooking boards. The workshop series is a far superior machine.
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:52 am
by sloshy
nastytroll wrote:sloshy wrote:
Thats the one I got
You should get a better grade fan fitted as the procraft series is prone to cooking boards. The workshop series is a far superior machine.
I've had it for about 4 years and use it for work and home and never had a problem, one of my mates has 3 of them and uses them for factory maintenance and shutdowns, and he has never had a problem either
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:20 pm
by nastytroll
sloshy wrote:nastytroll wrote:sloshy wrote:
Thats the one I got
You should get a better grade fan fitted as the procraft series is prone to cooking boards. The workshop series is a far superior machine.
I've had it for about 4 years and use it for work and home and never had a problem, one of my mates has 3 of them and uses them for factory maintenance and shutdowns, and he has never had a problem either
We run migomag, kemppi, cig and wia at work. The info I gave on the unimig pro series came from the welder repairman (cant remember company name at mo) and he said he does heaps of repairs on pro series from failed fans causing board failures. A new quality fan is cheap insurance.
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:00 pm
by bubs
I have this one 255 lincoln redimig - remote
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:26 pm
by dano80
sloshy wrote:Burdy wrote:
Thats the one I got
Thats the same one I almost bought, only it was the 200 I think. The only reason I didn't end up going with it, was the salesperson said "We don't stock them anymore, we had a few come back." I seem to think that the profit margins prolly aren't that great, or something like that! Especially since he ended up selling me a chinese one.......It works great for the price though, would have loved to be able to afford a WIA or something similar.
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:13 am
by Gutless
I have these two
and the SP170 Lincon
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:37 am
by Mick.
I've got a Migomag 215 like the one above. We also use Migomags at work. I was doing some welding the other day with a Unimig (not sure of model) at a mates work shop the other day and I couldn't get a good weld out of it so i took it home and welded everything up with my mig.
The other guys there also hate the Unimig (ex panel beaters) and also think the Migomags leave the Unimigs for dead. After using both I see what they mean. The migomag actually makes a bad welder look like a pro.
For someone who doesn't need to weld every day I'm sure the Unimigs would be alright and there pretty cheap compared to the likes of Migomag but if you want something to last years that you use everyday then I'd go a Migomag. The ones we have at work are over 10 years old and are constantly being used and they never miss a beat.
They would be easily the most popular choice amongst Smash repair shops.
Cheers Mick.
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:09 am
by Weiner
Mick. wrote:I've got a Migomag 215 like the one above. We also use Migomags at work. I was doing some welding the other day with a Unimig (not sure of model) at a mates work shop the other day and I couldn't get a good weld out of it so i took it home and welded everything up with my mig.
The other guys there also hate the Unimig (ex panel beaters) and also think the Migomags leave the Unimigs for dead. After using both I see what they mean. The migomag actually makes a bad welder look like a pro.
For someone who doesn't need to weld every day I'm sure the Unimigs would be alright and there pretty cheap compared to the likes of Migomag but if you want something to last years that you use everyday then I'd go a Migomag. The ones we have at work are over 10 years old and are constantly being used and they never miss a beat.
They would be easily the most popular choice amongst Smash repair shops.
Cheers Mick.
Its the price difference between the 2 which makes people get the unimig
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:19 am
by joeblow
Mick. wrote:I've got a Migomag 215 like the one above. We also use Migomags at work. I was doing some welding the other day with a Unimig (not sure of model) at a mates work shop the other day and I couldn't get a good weld out of it so i took it home and welded everything up with my mig.
The other guys there also hate the Unimig (ex panel beaters) and also think the Migomags leave the Unimigs for dead. After using both I see what they mean. The migomag actually makes a bad welder look like a pro.
For someone who doesn't need to weld every day I'm sure the Unimigs would be alright and there pretty cheap compared to the likes of Migomag but if you want something to last years that you use everyday then I'd go a Migomag. The ones we have at work are over 10 years old and are constantly being used and they never miss a beat.
They would be easily the most popular choice amongst Smash repair shops.
Cheers Mick.
X2....could not have said it better myself. the migomag is also good in the fact that it doesn't have knobs or gimmicks you don't need. a few mates of mine have used various welders, then saved for a migomag and you can't wipe the smiles off thier faces!
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:53 pm
by hulsty
Dad and I bought outselves a CIGWELD Transmig 200, great for home fab, knocked up my rear bar not probs and plent of otehr work
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 5:55 pm
by nastytroll
When its time for a new mig I'm trying for a WIA, or at least a migomag or lincon.
I have a SIP 215 AUTO TURBO bought it when i was a 1st year in 1997. Its ok and does the job but it is a cheap welder and as stated above there is no comparison between cheap and quality.
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:57 pm
by wrksux
no pics
linconl 180C for home
Esab 320 mig at work just big enough for 4wd fab work
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:08 am
by ajsr
always had a soft spot for esab machines . migomag nice also
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:52 am
by ferrit
we have a really, really nice 3 phase remote head WIA at work, even i can make a weld not look like duck crap with that!
