Munkul
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The budget doesn't include the ancillary items of which I probably have others are easy enough to find new/secondhand. I have an Elliott double ended grinder which should be fine for sorting the tips of when they get contaminated.
One concern I have just realised is what degree of standardisation is there with the torch connections on the front of the welder?
Grinding tips works for steel, doesn't really for aluminium. The thing to do is to buy a big bag of tips. When it burns back, you take it off and bin it, and fit a new one. You also either need oversize tips, or "A" designated ones.
You want a 3m long "MB36" torch to handle the heat. Anything smaller will struggle. 8mm threaded tips work well.
The mig torch standard is called euro torch, you can plug any euro torch into any welder with a euro torch socket. But with the extra finickity-ness associated with a properly set up aluminium liner running back to the feed rolls... or, on higher quality machines, a capilliary tube setup.