Welder hotness

[foamy]

Been hunting around lately for a new welder. Got a $1000 ebay special some amount of years ago....it's been awesome but the HF works only occasionally and it's got some funky earth issues going on that I can't quite pinpoint without sending it to someone who actually knows what they are looking at.

Keen to move up to something a bit more serious, the ebay special sure has had a workout and I'm fkn amazed it still actually does it's thing considering the hours I've pumped through it.

Been eyeing off a few -

https://www.esabasia.com/asia/en/pro...200i-ac-dc.cfm

https://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-a...ctric_EU_Base)

https://www.nationalwelding.com.au/d...-mr907686003-1


That miller one is dam drug money but it seems to get a pretty decent rap. The other two go for around $3500ish depending who you speak to. If you have any other ideas shout out. I need something bulletproof, it's going to get a workout in the near distant future, mainly welding AC / aluminium. Do still need DC, don't care about stick / MIG etc.

[takai]

Everyone seems to be raving about these Unimig ones these days:
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W172

[ricardo]

The Lincoln one you linked is DC only so no good for your purposes. They do an AC/DC one, though I can't comment on it as I've never used it.

[foamy]

Yeh whoops, link updated to the Invertec V205-T.

Edit: Spoke to a couple of shops who sell ESAB, all said the same thing - they seem to have a high return rate, so scratch that one.

[dnegative]

The Miller 210DX is the Snap-on of tig machines, buy once, cry once kinda deal. Interesting to see how it compares to the Lincoln.

Kemppi also do a flash unit
https://bilba.com.au/products/kemppi...-with-acxpanel

[jasonp1977]

The Fronius gear is awesome, but also in the drug-money territory: https://www.fronius.com/en-au/austra...magicwave-1700

In your comparisons check out what sort of amperage they can do at 100% duty, that will give you a good indication of how much of a hiding they can take. If you're doing a lot of heavy alloy all day it's worth looking into a watercooled torch also

[MWP]

Everyone seems to be raving about these Unimig ones these days:
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W172

Got one. Is awesome for the $s.
Would buy again.

Still haven't heard a bad thing said about these Razor Digital's.

[dnegative]

One brick of cocaine that functions as a welder has been purchased I'm told;
I've got to make an exhaust on the weekend lol

[foamy]

Yeh there is now a rental fee of $100 p/h to use it haha. Got to do a demo on the machine today. Mmmm it's nice, can be as simple or complex as you want with the settings. Really need to play around with it, so many configurations giving different welds.
Got a pimp torch too, has amperage control built into it (little wheel on the back).

[MWP]

Got a pimp torch too, has amperage control built into it (little wheel on the back).

The Razor Digital's come with those.
Adds bulk to the torch, difficult to keep the torch steady while adjusting it, accidentally bump it between welds... yeah, not a fan at all.

[foamy]

It's a nice Abicor Binzel torch -


Weight of it is good...then again I have the cable draped over my back which takes most of the weight anyway so I never really notice

[[RX3]]

I will probably sell my cigweld soon enough and change to either a dynasty 210 or htp 221

nice machine.

[foamy]

If you're in Sydney and want to have a go on one let me know.

[[RX3]]

Thanks, I saw RZ working his magic on his Miller when he first got one - looked the goods - the thumb amperage control looked weird though.

[foamy]

It does look strange, takes a bit of getting used to. Nice having both options, sometimes you get into positions where your feet aren't available to operate a pedal.