Cigweld 135 Mig welder at Supercheap for $277 (from $464)
have been looking for an upgrade to my Mig welder for a couple weeks now, especially when my last one died last weekend.
Cheapest i've found was at Sydney tools at $379.
Yesterday at Supercheap it was $464 and today saw that it was dropped to $277 with the week 42 catalogue.
This is cheaper than the previous Jan sale of $299.
So this was definitely a bargain for me.
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Forgive my noobness. Is that likely to be a problem? Do you need to keep the welder a certain distance away from what you're working on or can you just move it directly under what you're working on basically and that's then not really an issue?
Also, do you reckon one that does MIG with gas is necessary? And ideally it could do stick/arc welding too? I hear you should start with stick/arc welding when learning initially.
Only a problem if you're working on something big that doesn't allow you to move the welder closer. You can always use an extension lead from the power socket.
Stick is easier to get started with but harder to master I think. I only started with stick.
You want to keep your welder as close as possible to the wall, and if you must use a extension cord please don't use and kmart one. Go to bunnings and buy a thick 15A extension cord, welders can pull a lot amps.
only an issue if you want to weld a distance away (ie. up a ladder up high)
i usually keep it close by.
for Gas, depends on what your'e doing. Gas bottles can get expensive. gasless Mig (this one) is ok for thin metals (ie. home handyman stuff)
yes start with Stick, as its good to learn the basics and they can be had cheap. Stick works better for thicker metal pieces.
i prefer MIG over stick because its less changing of Electrode Rods.
This one can run gas too. I have the Ozito badged version of this and have a regulator for it.
Also on running Flux vs gas have a look at this
https://youtu.be/TM8MDrZFz7Y
Jet nerd here, can confirm I laughed :)
Welding is heaps of fun. Highly recommend getting into it if you have been thinking of it.
You will still need to buy welding gloves and an auto helmet. These are both cheap off eBay for reasonable quality gear ($15 and $50 respectively)
I am an absolute novice in welding and based on my very limited experience I get a better result doing arc welding than MIG.
Bunnings stocked a Ozito one which is very small which at an certain extent - cute.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-120-amp-inverter-arc-welde…
I have this and I like it. I'm pretty new to welding but I'm constantly blowing holes in the thin metal I'm trying to weld with the stick welder so I've been looking for a gasless MIG.
Use smaller rods for thin stuff 1.6mm 2.0mm.
I've been looking at the Bunnings ozito mig welder
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-90a-gasless-mig-welder_p00…
It takes a smaller spool but is only $199 and has a 3 year warranty versus only 1 year for this CIGWELD. Also only goes up to 90A but that is enough for up to 3mm steel.
I'm concerned that the wire spool would be temperamental and I like the idea of a 3 year warranty for an item I won't use all that often.
Last weekend i decided to go the unimig viper 120, with pricematch gettools vs my local totaltools
got it at total for 325 with the addon kit
The setup vids on youtube are pretty good, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjB8hWZO3zje5dohdTSqJw
I think there are a few all in this range (240-350) including some older models from Michigan.
Probably personal preference, but Im happily welding 3mm at the moment, and im slow enough not to hit my duty cycle limits.
dont forget ppe - https://www.totaltools.com.au/117562-welding-ppe-starter-kit…
How does Cigweld brand compare to Bossweld brand being sold at bunnings?
Bossweld 100A M100 Gasless MIG Inverter Welder $249 - https://www.bunnings.com.au/bossweld-100a-m100-gasless-mig-i…
Bossweld 150 Amp M150 Gas/Gasless MIG Inverter Welder - https://www.bunnings.com.au/bossweld-150-amp-m150-gas-gasles…
Also notice that Bossweld has 2yrs warranty
https://www.bunnings.com.au/bossweld-180a-mst185-mig-stick-a…
put in the extra 100 bucks for more amps and tig function.
Ill go bunnings for easier returns
its only good for welding the thinner metals
I don't need this but I want it
Just be aware this is a very basic welder. The torch and ground leads are fixed don't use the industry standard dinse connectors, so if you want run a longer torch cable you're out of luck.