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  1. 16th October 2010, 08:15 PM #1
    ricksta
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    Default Help! Looking at portable MIG to do light fabrication

    Hi all. I would really appreciate some help from you experienced welders out there. I run a small locksmith business and am currently looking at purchasing a welder to do on site repairs. It will be predominately used for light fabrication, maximum 6mm mild steel and filling in holes we drill through 6mm-13mm mild steel.. I'm looking to spend between 1k-1.5k on a single phase machine. I'm hoping it will be compact enough to lift into the back of my ute or van with just one person. At this stage I haven't had any need to weld aluminium or stainless but it may come in handy down the track. Any advice on brands of welders would be greatly appreciated.
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  3. 16th October 2010, 08:20 PM #2
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    For the money you have to spend the Lincoln 180 may suit.
  4. 16th October 2010, 11:07 PM #3
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    I'm pretty happy so far with this unit:
    Uni-Mig - Suppliers of Mig Welder, Tig Welder, Plasma Cutters, Gas Cutting Equipment, supplies and parts for your welding machines

    Allows you the option to do stick if needed. I paid about $860 for it from a local shop.
  5. 17th October 2010, 10:18 AM #4
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    Go the Lincoln 180, variable volt setting, magic little machine, get one for $1200 AUD. Spares easily available australia wide. Am very happy with mine.

    DD
  6. 17th October 2010, 10:23 AM #5
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    Thanks guys for your help. After doing a bit of research myself it seems the Lincoln 180 is the way to go.. I'll head out and buy one on Monday. Cheers Rick
  7. 18th October 2010, 12:01 PM #6
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    should be able to get one of them lincoln 180's for a neat 1000 I think it is gasweld that have them for about 1000 if u have one down there.
  8. 19th October 2010, 05:20 PM #7
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    Default Lincoln 180

    Just went down and purchased a Lincoln 180C this morning.. I've set it up with the gasless wire and had a few test runs. I'm very suprised with how much grunt it has, even when welding the thicker materials.. I paid $1050.00 + GST for mine which seems a little higher than average, but couldn't justify driving an hour just to save a few bucks.. Thanks again for all your help guys!
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