Thread: Weldcorp - Cigweld rebrand

Hi Riley,

For $150 you won't get more than a transformer based welder.
Transformer based welders however do last a long time.

If you are after value for money you might consider a 2nd hand name brand.

Cigweld probably don't make that welder .I would tend to think they are made for them.

Thermadyne is the parent company and honestly I can't see them piddling about with something that small.

Consider a second hand welder as there is bugger all to go wrong.If you can pick up a good old Lincoln ,WIA or CIG Transarc, I believe you would be ahead on dollars, power available and longevity.

Grahame

Thanks Grahame,

I saw super cheap auto had a Cigweld 120 turbo for $100, might give that some thought.

How old is too old, there are some Cigweld transarcs on ebay which look 20 or 30 years old... are they too old?

Cheers,
Riley

Short of being backed over by a Mack truck the old transformer units were extremely robust.

The amp adjustment is by way of moving a block through the wrapped steel core .A bit of a clean up on the screw up type terminals and your set.

Older Transarcs are copper wound and the newer ones were aluminium would .how to tell- lift one up.If you don't pop a hernia you got the ali wound one.Alternate method -look inside case - windings are ali strip not wire like at all.
The copper wound jobbies perform a bit better. Mine went under water twice and once the mud was washed out away it run as good as ever.

I know its not an inverter but if you only do a bit of welding every blue moon-well if you can pick one up for a few bucks you are ahead.There should be a few around as many have gone to an inverter.

Grahame

Riley, I have had a CIG transarc for 40 + years it is unstoppable, the only thing I have ever done to it is put a better electrode holder on it, up until recently it was the only electric welder that I owned, I have just picked up it"s big brther a 300amp transarc, it is twenty years old and came from a large industrial complex, it works like new.

Thanks for the help lads

Hi guys, just quickly do any of the Transarcs 10amp inputs? I only seem to see 15amp inputs, which won't work for me

Just letting you know that while they may look similar, the main difference is that Weldcorp are made in Italy and Cigweld ones are made in China

Is it one of those blue welders? If so, I once bought a blue MIG 120 from Bunnings. Huge mistake! It would have to be the shittiest product I have ever bought from Bunnings and I couldn't wait to get rid of it.
One of my mates ended up buying and he hasn't spoken to me since but he did save me from having to take it to the tip. The wirefeed was totally shyte. In any case, that blue welder was made by Welcome to Awelco.com. Your Bunnings stick welder may well come from the same factory.

Needless to say, buy a real welder instead.