I have been offered an Automig 181 by a friend of mine and I am wondering are they any good ???
Basically most of the welding i'll be doing will be 4-5mm with the odd time hitting 10mm, would this machine be up to it ???
Assumeing its the migatronic machine, not a bad bit of kit, i`ve got the older model that came before it. It is designed more for the automotive trade (hence the name i guess) so 5mm if towards the top of it`s range, you won`t single pass 10mm with it either.
Depends on what money he wants for it, they still seem to fetch a decent price. Might be worth looking at something a bit bigger.
That's about £500. Sounds a lot unless it's almost new. Might be better looking for something a bit bigger 2nd hand or get it and a cheap stick welder for the thicker stuff.