On the other hand, if the only MIG sets you could buy started at £1,500, but were guaranteed to put up with 10 years production use on a shift basis, there wouldn't be much DIY MIG welding. Most non-industrial users would be paying for a level of durability far beyond their needs if they bought one.
So the question is what between £189 and £1,500 is as little as you can get away with, or as much as you need.
A few years back I was in Aldi and they had MIG welders on offer for £150 I think. I was just looking at the stuff. This little old bloke came up and he was all enthusiasm. He'd bought one a couple of years before and he was in for some more wire. He started talking about the things he'd done with it and how great it was and how if I was tempted I should just buy one. He was obviously completely happy with this machine, ecstatic even. Who was I to tell him that he shouldn't be happy?
So the question is what between £189 and £1,500 is as little as you can get away with, or as much as you need.
A few years back I was in Aldi and they had MIG welders on offer for £150 I think. I was just looking at the stuff. This little old bloke came up and he was all enthusiasm. He'd bought one a couple of years before and he was in for some more wire. He started talking about the things he'd done with it and how great it was and how if I was tempted I should just buy one. He was obviously completely happy with this machine, ecstatic even. Who was I to tell him that he shouldn't be happy?