Hi folks
I found my BOC Transmig 140 far too heavy to lug around so I got another unit, a far more portable BOC Migmaster 130 Turbo, see attached. Got this off eBay as a spares/repair job for a song. It seems to work OK but to make it versatile I may have some modifications done to it.
Firstly, it looks so generic - there seem to be loads of similar MIG welder models but just with different badges on (I've seen Snap-On, Cebora etc and various Chinese-made clones with the same casing and facia). The torch looks very cheap and nasty; the earth clamp is useless... I don't like the switch block for 'current' setting (or is it voltage?) and plan to have it modified (by a local welder repair shop) into a rheostat turn-knob for continuous variable control (just like on the 140A Transmig).
Advice sought: I haven't tried it yet but what thickness can it do on the minimum setting? If it consistently blows through my 20swg steel sheet then I'll definitely have it modified with a turn knob for even lower current/voltage settings.
teddykan
I found my BOC Transmig 140 far too heavy to lug around so I got another unit, a far more portable BOC Migmaster 130 Turbo, see attached. Got this off eBay as a spares/repair job for a song. It seems to work OK but to make it versatile I may have some modifications done to it.
Firstly, it looks so generic - there seem to be loads of similar MIG welder models but just with different badges on (I've seen Snap-On, Cebora etc and various Chinese-made clones with the same casing and facia). The torch looks very cheap and nasty; the earth clamp is useless... I don't like the switch block for 'current' setting (or is it voltage?) and plan to have it modified (by a local welder repair shop) into a rheostat turn-knob for continuous variable control (just like on the 140A Transmig).
Advice sought: I haven't tried it yet but what thickness can it do on the minimum setting? If it consistently blows through my 20swg steel sheet then I'll definitely have it modified with a turn knob for even lower current/voltage settings.
teddykan