Hi there,
First post and brand new to welding, so please be gentle!
I'm looking to buy a welder that I can use mainly to repair car bodywork and chassis', but also have some flexibility in order to weld some thicker materials in the future.
I've had a good read of some threads on here and of the tutorials over the past couple of days and narrowed down my selection to the machines in the titles. I'm after a machine that can be used both with gas and gasless, as well as with a eurotorch and a fairly low (~30A) minimum for the thin car panels, if I've understood what I've read correctly!
The welders in question are linked below:
http://www.weldequip.com/gys-smartmig-162.htm
http://www.weldingdirect.co.uk/cws-best-mig-160i-inverter-mig-welder-10672-p.asp
http://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/mig-welder-r-tech-i-mig180/
Please can I get some advice on the best to invest in, as well as any other recommendations that I may be missing? At present I'm leaning towards the CWS or GYS as they are cheaper, but I'm not too sure if I'm missing something fundamental.
Thanks!
Tom
First post and brand new to welding, so please be gentle!
I'm looking to buy a welder that I can use mainly to repair car bodywork and chassis', but also have some flexibility in order to weld some thicker materials in the future.
I've had a good read of some threads on here and of the tutorials over the past couple of days and narrowed down my selection to the machines in the titles. I'm after a machine that can be used both with gas and gasless, as well as with a eurotorch and a fairly low (~30A) minimum for the thin car panels, if I've understood what I've read correctly!
The welders in question are linked below:
http://www.weldequip.com/gys-smartmig-162.htm
http://www.weldingdirect.co.uk/cws-best-mig-160i-inverter-mig-welder-10672-p.asp
http://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/mig-welder-r-tech-i-mig180/
Please can I get some advice on the best to invest in, as well as any other recommendations that I may be missing? At present I'm leaning towards the CWS or GYS as they are cheaper, but I'm not too sure if I'm missing something fundamental.
Thanks!
Tom