I have been reading as many "buying a welder" threads as I can but as I near a decision I would very much welcome some advice if you can. I have been a Hobby welder for over 40 years but mainly Gas and Stick (140a SIP 1970s) with a small amount of MIG (Mighty mig 100xt 1980s) as they were the only viable (affordable) methods when I started. I have a Parweld TIG that I bought two years back but haven't really used it much. Having retired and needing to update my capabilities at my own cost I have changed the stick to a 140a inverter, which I have found much easier to use than the transformer one it replaces (still working well). I have had some trouble with my 30 year old MIG wire feed so am looking to replace that next. I need something a bit more flexible for some fabrication so have been looking at the 150 - 200a range as it needs to do 4mm or so. My budget is only £400 I'm afraid.
I have considered (in no particular order):-
Clarke 151, Sealey mightymig 150 type machines but with the vast difference I found between my old and new stick machines I am tempted by an inverter type if I can find one. I have little or no electronics knowledge so am thinking a new machine would be wise for me.
R-Tech 180i, Gys Easymig 160, CWS Best Mig 160i or maybe the Parweld XTM160i. Only the CWS and Gys are anyway close to my budget and of the two I am drawn to the CWS.
Any thoughts, experience you can give would be a great help to me if you can spare the time.
Best regards
Keith
I have considered (in no particular order):-
Clarke 151, Sealey mightymig 150 type machines but with the vast difference I found between my old and new stick machines I am tempted by an inverter type if I can find one. I have little or no electronics knowledge so am thinking a new machine would be wise for me.
R-Tech 180i, Gys Easymig 160, CWS Best Mig 160i or maybe the Parweld XTM160i. Only the CWS and Gys are anyway close to my budget and of the two I am drawn to the CWS.
Any thoughts, experience you can give would be a great help to me if you can spare the time.
Best regards
Keith