Cigweld WeldSkill 135 MIG Welder

Great welder for home use – I got this a couple of years ago and it's been great to use. I have used it to build gates, a shed and all sorts of repairs from 1mm plate upto 5mm. It was tricky learning how to get the settings right for both amps to wire feed but once right it works fantastic. Considering i had never welded a thing in my life before, it didn't take much… Read more

practice to get going and feel comfortable using it. I recently contacted the Cigweld customer service for a new part and was surprised at how helpful and friendly they were. I would get another the same if this one ever dies.

Crap in every respect. Designed to rip you off for ever after – Where do I start... The hand piece is something they have spent hundreds developing to be sure it is a total piece of crap. The feed switch "brass" is so cheap, I replaced mine with a bit of Gal sheet metal and the sheet metal has outlasted it by more than 2 years. The shield thread is buggered after about 6 hours use and new shields won't fix a… Read more

cheap nasty thread. The wire feed system from the piece of paper used to draw the design on from day one is total and utter crap, It's completely inconsistent unreliable and unstable. The voltage drop within the machine as a whole is unworkable and inconsistent and reacts to even the slightest volt drop at the main. The earth wire is so undersized it probably contributes to the serious lack in duty cycle of this hunk of JUNK. I have had to bastardize my machine so much due to having to work after hours just to get clean power that when something brakes, I need to manufacture "get out of jail" bits to complete projects on time. And I'm a sparkie, so I don't do that much welding but I know what a crap machine is... This is a crap machine!

Fantastic welder – I have used a few welders for general maintenance & restoration work. This is by far the best welder I have used. Easy to use and the price was great ( was on sale @ Supercheap). Definitely recommend this product. Show details ·  1

Easy to set up and use – Having used a stick arc welder in the past I was keen to see what a MIG was like. I first used it in gas less then gas. Both made welding easy, but the gas was so much neater in the finished product. Show reply

Just bad luck??? or rubbish??? – Just about to take my 3rd failed WeldSkill 135 back to SuperCheap in under 7 months. Originally purchased in Nov-21, 1st failed after less than 200mm of welding - just started to make a loud humming noise when trying to weld and very little spark at the tip. Checked and cleaned the earth connection and the job but didn't solve the problem.… Read more

SuperCheap replaced it and I returned the 2nd unit on the same day. The wire feed had an obstruction in the handle and wouldn't feed past the hand piece. The outer metal layer of the liner appeared to be obstructing the wire feed - an assembly malfunction. I have had a little more success with 3rd unit, but still has not done a whole lot of work. Yesterday, mid weld, it gave the same problem as the 1st unit - loud humming and very little arcing. Checked all the connections again to no avail. Now I'm considering whether to pay a little extra for the HandyWeld 130, but is also a Cigweld.

Absolute garbage wish I'd never bought it – Wire feed drive packed it in after using half a mini reel of gasless wire. Trying to get any real assistance from CIG was hopeless as they didn't seem to have any real knowledge of their product. As the little used welder was recently out of warranty the best they could offer was to direct me to a service agent that quoted $315 to replace the… Read more

drive, about the same price as I initially paid for the welder itself. His workshop I might add was full of blue CIG product. I obviously chose not to repair it and stripped it down for the sheet metal and the hardware everything else went in the bin. I have since purchased a Rossi MiG from Edison's in Sydney and I am very satisfied with their service and product. I have no affiliation with Edison's I simply am a satisfied customer NEVER again will I purchase a CIG product 'ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY'

Ol faithful 135 10 years of work – I've had my 135 for just over 10 years now and it's seen a lot of work only recently within the last week the power select switch has jammed on to power select 4 still works fine but looking for the supplier of spare parts so I can repair my ol faithful I have welded alloy up to 5mm and up to 10mm steel with this welder never faulting I'm in Victoria Show details ·  2

This product is very easy to use and is the only product I would use in the workplace – This product is fantastic it is quick, reliable and never skips a beat I’ve told all my family and friends about it and they say the exact same when they’ve used the product. Show reply

Awesome little unit – Bought this to weld my fence rails , works awesome , also welded a rail in my fire pit and fixed the clothesline love this machine would recommend to anyone for welding Show details ·  1

Perfect for beginners – A good unit for beginners and smaller jobs. If you plan on doing a lot of work or using for long periods at a time consider getting a bigger unit from the outset. Show details ·  1

Best thing since sliced bread – This is a fantastic machine. As reliable as they come. I couldn’t recommend this blue beast enough. If you want power/size ratio in check, this is the machine for you. Outstanding stuff Cigweld. Have always been a fan, and always will be. Show details ·  1

Could not recommend enough! – Could not recommend this product enough! Great customer service and was impressed with how easy it is to use. Very pleased and I will definitely be buying again from Cigweld. Show reply

Love it!! – How good is this welding machine. Even I can lay down a great weld with this machine. It's small and powerful and easy to use. I used it with the Cigweld gasless wire which was also great. Can't recommend it enough. Show details ·  1

This welder is excellent !! – This welder is excellent and the gasless welding wire works great. For a small welder it still has plenty of grunt and I like how you can weld up many different jobs and use it on different types of metals with this welder !! Show details ·  1

Should have bought one of these years ago!! – I find this unit has so many more uses than my arc welder. In fact in the months I have owned it my arc welder hasn't been used. as I had no experience with a Mig welder I was particularly impressed with the instructions supplied and details printed inside the side panel for reference meaning I was up and running right away. Great Little unit and I,d recommend it to anyone. Karl Show details ·  1

Great little machine for beginners – Bought this after wanting to upgrade my skills from Stick to mig. This is a great cheap little entry level welder. You need to treat it like that. I haven't had any of the problems other have talked about. Show details ·  1

Perfect for my needs – This Cigweld 135 MIG is perfect for the home handyman to the professional. Easy to use and set up, it comes with all you need to get started. Supplied with welding wire, tips and welding mask, thats all you need to get going. Plenty of power, 135 amps gives you the of range to weld many thicknesses of metal. Show reply

A nice welder - works fine – I have welded since I was a boy. Arc - Oxy - Mig - tig. I did add an argon bottle for a smoother operation. This is a great welder and it works fine. I have tried it with gasses wire and both are fine. Show details ·  1

Great small MIG for beginner – I am teaching myself how to use this welder. It was simple to set up and get started. I’m still sorting out the best settings but I’ve managed to put together a small sculpture welding different size metals. I’m on mild steel no gas so far but am really enjoying using this product. Show details ·  1

The little welder that could!! – Great little welder.Does more than I ask of it so really happy with it.Also was impressed with the price as compared with others and bang for buck this was miles ahead of others. Show reply

Rubbish – I got through one spool of wire and the machine stopped. I took the machine in and the board was fried. 3 years old and it couldn’t be fixed. I complete waste of money. Show details

Great little welder – I purchased this welder about 3 years ago and have built trailers, gates, fences and more. It’s a little beast. I run it on gas and have used gas less. It’s great with both Show details ·  1

CIGWeld 135 new in Box and does not go – I brought a CIGweld 135 4 years ago and never been used it. I unpacked it yesterday only to find there is no wire feeding taking place, no its nothing is corroded; .. I removed the feed drive wheel and the drive shaft is not turning when the trigger is pressed. Nor can it be turned by hand. There is a big relay an a board that clicks and the… Read more

transformer starts humming. but thats it. I dont understand a couple things, 1. the drive motor is offset to the shaft. 2. The groove in the wheel does not line up exactly to the plastic feed tube. The wire feed tensioner looks to be a crude arrangement. Just looks like a bent piece of mild steel. I rang the support line, the guy asked if it was turned on, after establishing that was not the problem, he said I would have to take it to a service centre. From the posts above I 'm not expecting a lot.

CigWeld 135 TransMig Dual Turbo – I purchase my 135 TranMig in 2005 and it didnt miss a beat up to when I put it in storage in 2013. I just got it out of storage now ,Nov 2020 to do some welding. I was a bit rusty ,having not done any welding for 7 yrs , but I am happy to say the 135 fired up just like it was brand new and never missed a beat while I was welding . I am really… Read more

impressed with my Mig Welder, as I cannot fault it after buying it 15yrs ago. I also have a CIG 120 Amp stick welder that I bought as a 1st yr Apprentice Panel Beater / Spray Painter in 1965 and that is still going strong , but its dam heavy to carry as the coils are made of copper, unlike the modern day welders which have aluminium coils. I recently inherited a modern CigWeld Compact 2 Welder, but have not used it yet to do a comparison with my old welder, so watch this space for a future review, cheers the Old Panel Beater. PS, old saying : " A poor tradesman always blames his tools . " In other words its the operator not the equipment.

Didn't Last – I purchased the Cigweld 135 (non-multi) a few years ago, used it several times, (was great). But when I left it unused for a few months in my shed, the (wire feed) wouldn't work. A Friend tested the board, there was no power, when the trigger was pressed. I phoned Cigweld Australia, and he told me the replacement board would cost more than the… Read more

welder, and it was because I left it sitting for a few months, is the reason why the wire feed stopped. I recently phoned Cigweld again, talked to a different bloke, he said that this wouldn't be the case, of not being used for a long period. Contradictories, He also told me Cigweld haven't made welders in Australia for 20 years, maybe they should, because the older ones still work today.

Why is there no responses from Cigweld on these reviews? If you look at the Unimig reviews, there are responses to every one of them. I think I might try out Unimig.

Not the Mig for most! – These mig welders are very basic and has a poor duty cycle. Some can still cost upwards of 250 $AUD on the second hand market and are easily outdone by other makes of the same age at a cheaper price. From what I can tell, your paying for it to say CigWeld and the dependability not for a capable machine. Don't be fooled by other brands using the… Read more

same design. Mechpro and ozito have made copies of these in the past and they are even worse as they aren't made by CigWeld and they misrepresent amperage outputs.

It is what it is – Ive been working with migs for 30 years, used and fixed most sorts and the problem with migs is they're very finicky.. They have to be well looked after and well maintained but if you look after them properly they will serve you well, the 135 is the same, a lightweight, light duty home machine that works fine when set up and used as intended but… Read more

most people go straight from an old arc machine to something like this with no training. I guarentee I could get most machines purring within a few minutes.

Piece of crap in all aspects – I took delivery of the Cigweld Weldskill 135 Inverter about a week ago and only opened it up today to begin some repair work on an old Falcon. It failed to feed the wire no matter what I did. I adjusted everything as per the instructions and nope, the feed wheels just slip and turn without grabbing the wire. I then thought I'd try it on the stick… Read more

function, I haven't used this bad a welder ever. New or old electrodes (2.5mm), it didn't matter. No matter what current I set it at, the welds (when it decided to weld) were cold,the slag took a jackhammer to remove and there was more spatter than actual welded metal.

My brother bought one of those tiny Chinese welders that are $100 delivered and it welds better than this POS.

This is an excellent welder for the DIYer to medium user – I bought this unit so I didn't have to use gas if I didn't want too, but could if I ever needed. I bought it in 2015 for about $300 Aud at Supercheap Autos. It has been extremely useful to get to hard to reach areas due to its size. I use it with Gasless wire bought from bunnings for $17 which lasts a very long time. It can weld very thin 1mm… Read more

thick metal up to 5mm thick. Due to the gasless wire, it does product more than normal splatter but that can be easily removed with a wire brush or grinder.

No chance – How do u rate something that doesnt work from new Purchased new as it was on special. Got it home. Followed instructions and it failed to feed the wire. Taking it back and will never get another cigweld after reading all the reviews Show details

cig mig welder 135 – good little welder nice and portable easy to use good reliable brand Show details ·  1