Thread: ozito 90 Amp Mig Welder

well, i tried the curtain wire idea and blow me down it worked, perfect fit, the right diameter, the ferel fitted perfectly . i dont use the wire on the small spools for the machine, instead i have made a smatt trolley for the welder to fit onto and have made a spool holder for the next size up, to do this i have drilled a 8mm hole into the back exacty the same height to the rollers, makes feeding the wire easy, and the spool is outside on the frame feeding in.

I'll second what Pipeclay said.

The Lincoln SP170T is a great little welder for the price. I bought mine for about $1000 new in 2002.

My only gripe is that the trigger is too sensitive.

$850 is a great price.

Regards,

Richard

hi, i have been using the machine for almost a year now and have only had small difficulties with it, i have welded up to 6mm plate and down to 1.6 RHS, the trick is to take your time and when weldind thin stuff u need only to make small runs or spots, slowly build up the section you want to weld, the machine is good if you want to work up on a high spot and not use pesky rods, small and compact enough to carry, and then if you want to get adventerous make a small trolley for it to go on with a wire feeder then you can use a bigger roll on the ground,drill a small gole approx 8mm, just remember that the wire must enter the machine with minimum ease, iused a piece of pipe longer than the wire spool then drilled a hole aprox3mm then bent a old welding wire to hold the spool on.
hope this helps!

Originally Posted by peter_sm

I wont bother going into details, but my personal opinion is that it is a waste of money buying the cheap welder if you have any intention of doing anything other than cheap welds.

Yes i do agree with peter is a waste of time once anyone buy cheap welder from Bunning the rabbit once is sold will end up into rubbish dump so Pay little bit more cost on well know welding company that have some backup service is the way to go

Yes but what else do you expect from a cheap machine "top welds" i dont think so , it ts used for small welds or hobby work , to use it for structial work would be verry silly .Makes a good welder if you need to work up on heights and only need to make small welds, my $299 from Bunnings was well spent for just that, but yess go and get a bigger welder, i have one of thoes too, i have a BOC mig-tig that welds aluminium, stainless and mild steel and i also have a CIG arc welder but i like to use the small ozito for thoes small jobs when you cant exactly get the big mig out of your ute and up on scaffolding, so throw away your $299 mig and next time you want to spend that money just give it to me .
have fun with that thaught

I saw the Lincoln SP180C online for $990 somewhere the other day. Very good deal considering you get 2 starter spools of wire, a few nozzles and a gas regulator. IMO that's about the cheapest you would want to go if you want to get anything done and not ?!@# around with problems.

The SP180C is the replacement to the SP170T (RRP was $1300). It's main advantage is continually variable voltage instead of 5 steps.

Now that BOC have the Smootharc for $300, it would be stupid to go any cheaper on a stick welder either. Insanely good value for what it costs.

Originally Posted by Edd

Now that BOC have the Smootharc for $300, it would be stupid to go any cheaper on a stick welder either. Insanely good value for what it costs.

Hi Edd,

That's a good price. Where did you find one for $300?
I'm a newbie to welding and I'm looking for a little stick welder.

Thanks,
Ed

The Smootharc 130 is that price from any BOC shop. It may actually be $299 + GST, so roughly $328, but the duty cycle is unbelievable at that price.
I've got it on good authority that there is a Smootharc 170 for me under the christmas tree.