Hi all,
First post for me, i've been a lurker for the last few months researching and such, finally settled on looking for a 2nd hand Portamig 185 and have managed to bag one now!
Picked it up last night and am very impressed so far with the build quality, like everyone says, leagues apart from the Clarke it'll replace.
I do have a question or two though, the spool holder is inclined towards the machine, is it meant to be like this or is it bent?
Also, the guy claims he replaced the wire feed mech as it had problems, how do i indentify a good one if he's changed it?
The gun is a spurious one too, whats the recommended replacement?
Are there any mods to improve on them out of the box? i know the 2016 models (albeit in 186 flavour) come with a smoothing capacitor bank, just wondering if its worth retrofitting?
It'll be predominantly used for thin guage stuff, i've another Mini to restore over the next however long so am looking forward to getting stuck in now!
First post for me, i've been a lurker for the last few months researching and such, finally settled on looking for a 2nd hand Portamig 185 and have managed to bag one now!
Picked it up last night and am very impressed so far with the build quality, like everyone says, leagues apart from the Clarke it'll replace.
I do have a question or two though, the spool holder is inclined towards the machine, is it meant to be like this or is it bent?
Also, the guy claims he replaced the wire feed mech as it had problems, how do i indentify a good one if he's changed it?
The gun is a spurious one too, whats the recommended replacement?
Are there any mods to improve on them out of the box? i know the 2016 models (albeit in 186 flavour) come with a smoothing capacitor bank, just wondering if its worth retrofitting?
It'll be predominantly used for thin guage stuff, i've another Mini to restore over the next however long so am looking forward to getting stuck in now!