I regret buying a Migmate

[Rrobson]

£500 would get you a super reliable Tec arc 251

 

[Budeweld]

Its going on ebay tomorrow, along with the Parkside Gasless mig someone gave me, now that is a pile of rubbish- I can see why they are so cheap.

 

[charlysays]

I had a SIP migmate 130. It wasn't good. It got better with a eurotorch but the wire feed was still crap and inconsistent. Really difficult to consistently weld with it.
I was looking at an R tech to replace it when it eventually died but a sealey supermig 185 came up locally for £100.
Even on first inspection i could tell that the wire feed was a major upgrade from the migmate and it's a pretty acceptable welder tbh. Once again the wire feed could be better and more torquey but it's alright. Probably the cheapest welder out there which actually welds acceptably.

 

[tom2207]

I had a SIP migmate 130. It wasn't good. It got better with a eurotorch but the wire feed was still crap and inconsistent. Really difficult to consistently weld with it.
I was looking at an R tech to replace it when it eventually died but a sealey supermig 185 came up locally for £100.
Even on first inspection i could tell that the wire feed was a major upgrade from the migmate and it's a pretty acceptable welder tbh. Once again the wire feed could be better and more torquey but it's alright. Probably the cheapest welder out there which actually welds acceptably.

they are mighty , the one I use packed in last week , again , a sticky wire feed but intermittent sometimes it didnt work sometimes it wouldnt turn off , and it asnt the trigger ,,, one phone call and the new board was with me two days later and it was a hundred quid , the machine must be ten years old and has done more stop start welding than I care to remember , thats it third main board , but a blow out with the airline and off it goes again ,,, outstanding value for money and a great spares back up .