Hi, Ive recently upgraded all my welders to Uni Mig inverter machines, does any one have opinions on these machines? I like what I've heard so far...I do know there's always better however i think bang for your buck these machines are good.

It's been a while since I last posted as ive been flat out distilling and fabricating when i'm not busy....(yeah right) here is another distilling tool I make in my slower periods and or spare time. I use a small lpg torch and Pb free soft solder to build these, There called a Parrot and it's used f...

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Welcome to the forum, it's funny how things are under your nose and you don't realise it until someone shows you, mig does take some practice to lay in the welds properly, thats technique...setting up the voltage and wire speed is follow instructions that usually come with the machine...and write do...

I remember sitting in class my first night at Tafe, Tafe is our premium trade college here in Australia, and our teacher telling us not to race out and buy a welder as they have them...did I listen, yes but no! I purchased a stick welder as soon as I could, me, I'm a believer in quality, not the so ...

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evading wrote:I think 2k2A means that it is a 2.2kOhm logarithmic pot. I doubt that you'll be able to measure that in circuit though but if you get it out to measure you might as well put in a new one as it shouldn't be more than a few of dollars.

thanks for replying, have a great day.

Welcome to the forum, plenty of good information to be gleaned off Jody's video's

Welcome from Tasmania.

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Welcome to the forum, build your workshop slow, build as much as you can...strive for perfection but do not beat yourself up if it doesnt go to plan...and of course practice on scrap before using good steel.

Welcome! My cert-flat table is one of the best thing I have bought for my shop! I haven't found anything I haven't been able to clamp down to weld. As far as clamps, make your own. Harbor Freight has what you need and it a good start. You just need to buy 1 1/2" X 3/16" flat stock and 5/8...

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Welcome to the forum... you came to the right place to ask questions.

Welcome to the forum, watch as many of Jodie's vids on youtube, you will be able to gleen info on welding from them.

Thanks for the welcome. Did you work commercially after that break or just pick it up again for fun? I found that I can stick metal together efficiently as if I'd never left but despite improving a hell of a lot I can't quite get welds or oxy fuel cuts as good as I'd like. I've built a 36 metre dis...

Welcome to the forum, have you stacked welded vertically with your oxy? thats when you know your starting to get the hang of it.

Welcome to the forum, pull up a chair, break out the welder and lets talk.

Welcome to the forum ,we were all new to this welding thing at one time, practice makes perfect.

Too much amperage, does the electrode wobble in holder even though it properly clamped? small rods are tricky to run, I remember running small stuff back in the day and it was difficult, keep turning the amperage down until it starts to stick to the job (bit of off cut) then slowly turn up the amper...

Welcome to the forum from Tasmania, I had a break from welding for 20 years, you be surprised what you remember, and what other folks jog your memory with...for instance, I forgot about run off tabs for critical or pretty work...a member here with out realising it brought that and a whole lot of mem...

Welcome to the forum, enjoy your retirement...oh and your new toy.

I pulled the side off the mig to have a look and blow out the dust from the years it's been sitting idle, here is a photo of the wire speed pot from behind and one of the branding.