Been looking at welders for a while and found this
also found a comparable deal for CIGWELD
https://www.totaltools.com.au/179018-cigweld-easyweld-mig-13…
Happy to take suggestions on which is better for around the house/car/bike mig work
UNIMIG PK11100 Viper 135 Multi MIG/TIG/STICK Welder Combo Kit $429 Delivered / C&C @ Sydney Tools
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LDeadWinger on 29/05/2025 - 23:37 sydneytools.com.au (332 clicks)
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I wouldn't be too fussed about it having TIG capability. It'll be very basic in that mode. Gasless is OK but can be messy. You'd need to add a gas regulator if you want to go proper MIG. Bunnings is the best source for welding gases (no more cylinder rental, yay!)
I have had a viper 185 for about 8 years which I've only been using for mig with gas, which is brilliant. Totally different league though. These two look pretty similar, i like the digital readout for power levels which only the cigweld seems to have. My advice is buy an inverter unimig viper if your budget stretches. If not, id probably go the cigweld, but if i were you, id read all the reviews of both machines before committing.
I have the same unit (Viper 185) for hobby use, been sporadically used at home in the last couple of years. I've finally been getting some welds laid last week building the framework for a chicken run.
My only issue has been with getting random bird nests at the drive roller, which I'm putting down to either a bad contact to the earth clamp or maybe torch slightly too far from the metal? It's frustrating losing 4m of wire everytime it happens, but I think they are becoming less frequent as I dial it in. I'm new to the game, and learning off youtube, using gasless wire, so I'm going to struggle at first, I guess.
I've had no feed roller issues with mine, so maybe something going wrong. Assuming you are using the right wheel profile for the wire you are using, and have the right tension? I'm no professional by any means, but can weld pretty well with mild steel (and aluminium tig but i use a separate machine for that). The couple of times I've used gasless wire, it looked like i had never welded before! Do yourself a favour and get a bottle of gas (speedgas or similar where you don't pay bottle rental) and I promise you won't look back! Gas less only if you get stuck outdoors in wind.
That's my plan, to be honest. I'm welding outdoors with it right now, but the 6x12m shed of my dreams goes up in the next couple of months if all goes to plan. So that will be my new workshop for all things. At that point I'll invest in a bottle of AR/CO Gas for the Mig.
@HiredGoon: Gas works OK outside as long as not much wind. Might be worth getting that gas early for practice so your dream shed is welded up like a pro :). That's a great size shed.
@onlybuysdeals: It will be installed by a professional don't worry, I'll just be working/hiding inside once it's done. :D
I think the unimig 135 is an inverter welder too.
I've had a unimig 185 on loan recently and just had to return it. Thinking about picking up one of these as they get good reviews and should be good for up to about 5mm.
Btw, Supercheap currently has the non combo version for about $319. Not sure those combo items are worth $110 and neither seems to come with a regulator if you want to use gas (you probably do).
Deal looks ok but just be aware its dc tig.
If you want to do aluminium you need an ac tig really.