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UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 19 November 2004 04:13
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Hey, i was wondering what are your peoples thoughts on UNIMIG welders?
Im looking at the panther 172 with the specs on this page:
http://www.aussieweld.com.au/product_pages/unimig/ unimigcarryspec.htm
The specs look pretty good and im looking at around $860 for one
Anyone have any other suggestions for a MIG welder for doing panel work
Phill
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I supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 19 November 2004 06:55
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quite good actually. i have a friend with one - never an issue
i have a SIP Coppermate 170 - was just shy of ~$800 at alltools in richmond - great welder
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Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 19 November 2004 07:03
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yeah i read about yours while searching toymods 
The unimig looks pretty good, they had a wall of replacement parts for em, another i was looking at was a Lincon one which looked allright but it was around 1000$
have you used urs to do panel work? how did it go?
btw: i think ill be asking you for painting tips come time to do the T-18 home paintjobs rock :0 its had one before that came up good but i was just sanding mule and didnt take much notice of what thinners/primers and all that he was using
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Location:
1st street on the right
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November 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 19 November 2004 11:13
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Lincon rock. Ever notice how many are still getting around that are at least 30years old, on the back of trucks etc. Other welders are good but I've found them to be very stable and not affected but use (overheating) Best bet is to make sure it has some sort of cooling system, my mig has a dunny handdryer blower bolted to the side to cool it during constant use or hot days as otherwise it cut out.
Other question is do they have all these spares 'cause they break down a lot?
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Location:
Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 19 November 2004 12:03
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| clubagreenie wrote on Fri, 19 November 2004 22:13 |
Other question is do they have all these spares 'cause they break down a lot?
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Good point
but its probably better than a mig that breaks down once and you cant get parts for it 
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 19 November 2004 13:30
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i have a liquid arc (re: lincoln electric) maxmig200A
200amp, infinitly variable wire speed and voltage. spot and stitch weld with infinitely variable pause and spot timing..
0.6,0.8,0.9,1.2 feeds, 5-15kg spool.
is fantastic.. best thing i can recommend for panel work is 0.6mm wire and argoshield light.. and fien variable wire speed/voltage is great for fine work.. no point having a 200amp welder with 5 settings
mine is worth abotu 2.5K, but i got it as end of line special ...
only thing is it has a tweeko gun, so parts are not always over the counter.. i had to order in 0.6mm tips...
as long as the welder has a common gun connection, you can always swap at later date anyway..
Cya, Stewart
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Location:
Rosanna, Melb
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 19 November 2004 14:26
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My only advice is check the trading post, you may be able to pick up a bargain. And leave aside some money to get a decent reactive welding mask, one of the ones that you can see through until you start welding when it then goes dark. Worth their weight in gold.
Hen
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 19 November 2004 15:40
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oh, and for gods sake don;t get a cheap auto darkening helmet!!!!
you will get headaches etc, and not good..
i got a Speedglas utility recently... mmmmmm gold
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Location:
Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Sat, 20 November 2004 06:17
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the speed glass utility is the helmet ive got my eye on
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Location:
Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Sat, 20 November 2004 12:29
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I recently bought a UniMig Panther 172, top welder in my opinion, but I dont use it for panelwork, so can't comment there. I'm usually welding thicker stuff like engine mounts, brackets, gates, etc. Its a surprisingly powerful welder for its size, and is easily transported in the back of the car for mobile jobs.
Don't bother to use it gasless though. It comes with a roll of gasless wire, which I had a play with before picking up my gas bottle, then it went in the bin
I'd like to get some smaller tips to try out some 0.6mm wire though. I've been using 0.8 till now.
Got mine for $749 in the end of financial year sales, with a regulator & bunch of spares  Can't complain.
Cheers
Phil
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Location:
Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Tue, 14 December 2004 10:21
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to any one that cares i ended up getting the Lincoln SP-170T, very nice quality so far but i am yet to fire it up, got a roll of flux cored to play with on the weekend
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Wed, 15 December 2004 14:37
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ewww... save for gas gas is good 
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Location:
Sydney
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March 2003
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Location:
Sydney
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May 2002
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Location:
Sydney
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March 2003
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 17 December 2004 01:49
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Long time no see Darren. Looks like a nice little unit.
I've only got a simple little Esseti TIG atm, looking at replacing it with 1 of these, with the pulser function > http://www.millerwelds.com/products/tig/dynasty_20 0/
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Location:
Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: UNIMIG 172
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Fri, 17 December 2004 03:58
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It has been a bloody long time Stenno!
I asked around and was informed that the Kemppi was leagues ahead especially when it came to single phase machines. I got the minilog but upgrading to pulse is just a matter of changing the control panel.
A couple of friends use little Esseti Tigs for light metal fabrication such as exhaust headers and do a sensational job with them. But like you say, they won't do Alloy.
Darren.
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