Small, decent gas MIG to complement 200A stick (or use the TIG function?)

[Guineafowl]

For small work like car bodywork, exhausts, welding a nut on a broken stud (none of which I’ll be doing too often, hopefully).

So, occasional use, no need for high output because anything thick will get the stick, which I’ve been used to for 30-odd years. Current machine is a Stealth Digi-Arc 200 which is excellent.

Gas type - I tried a gasless and didn’t like it. Could do better with overlapping tacks with the stick on DCEN with a heat sink.

Budget - £300? I can’t justify too much for the infrequent use it’ll get.


EDIT: I did think of trying the lift TIG function on my inverter stick unit instead of buying a MIG, but not sure. Comments welcome on that, too.

 

[Guineafowl]

This is the reason for finally looking to buy one - my mate’s Freelander 1 rear sills. I’ve said I’ll have a look, for my sins:

I think I’d have fun trying to do that with stick. At least it’ll be on a two-post lift.

 

[tigdlo]

For bodywork, if cutting right back to clean metal then TIG is my preference, get the fit up really good and weld fast to keep the heat down then distortion will be very low. I have TIG welded to rust when I welded my car's cat, I had to push loads of filler in to stop it spitting molten rusty metal at the tungsten.