Hi and just joined! Very much an amateur welder and have a cebora 130 at the moment but need to weld better on cars (ie thin metal) in particular.
I have offer of a Murex tradesmig 165, a few years old but little use, but not sure whether to go for secondhand or go for new.
Seen lots of positives with Portamig and Butters.
Looking for a quality machine and the spot weld /timer that comes on better machines would no doubt help my quality of welding!!!
I have 5ft argon mix bottle so want a machine that will accomodate this 'safely' from a stability point of view. Butters 1800 looks good but not sure it will acomodate bottle? Is 181 better but looks a little expensive for me. What size/price do Portamigs go for and where do i get one?
Thanks for any help/guidance as need it!
Brian
I have offer of a Murex tradesmig 165, a few years old but little use, but not sure whether to go for secondhand or go for new.
Seen lots of positives with Portamig and Butters.
Looking for a quality machine and the spot weld /timer that comes on better machines would no doubt help my quality of welding!!!
I have 5ft argon mix bottle so want a machine that will accomodate this 'safely' from a stability point of view. Butters 1800 looks good but not sure it will acomodate bottle? Is 181 better but looks a little expensive for me. What size/price do Portamigs go for and where do i get one?
Thanks for any help/guidance as need it!
Brian