Hi all,
Im looking to buy my first mig welder. Ill be using it only for auto body repair and ill be using it from a generator. Im tossing up between a:
CIGWELD WELDSKILL 170 INVERTER
http://www.justtools.com.au/prod1269.htm
CIGWELD TRANSMIG 175i
http://www.justtools.com.au/prod2475.htm
CIGWELD TRANSMIG 200
http://www.justtools.com.au/prod3488.htm
Does anyone know what the difference is between the transmig 175i and 170 inverter?
I was told by a rep that the difference between "weldskill" and "transmig" is that weldskill is for the DIYer and transmig is more heavy duty??
In a perfect world which one would produce the best welds for .8 to 1.6 sheet metal out of the three?
Which welder would you choose for .8 to 1.6 sheet metal for auto body repair powered off a generator and why?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Im looking to buy my first mig welder. Ill be using it only for auto body repair and ill be using it from a generator. Im tossing up between a:
CIGWELD WELDSKILL 170 INVERTER
http://www.justtools.com.au/prod1269.htm
CIGWELD TRANSMIG 175i
http://www.justtools.com.au/prod2475.htm
CIGWELD TRANSMIG 200
http://www.justtools.com.au/prod3488.htm
Does anyone know what the difference is between the transmig 175i and 170 inverter?
I was told by a rep that the difference between "weldskill" and "transmig" is that weldskill is for the DIYer and transmig is more heavy duty??
In a perfect world which one would produce the best welds for .8 to 1.6 sheet metal out of the three?
Which welder would you choose for .8 to 1.6 sheet metal for auto body repair powered off a generator and why?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
,the 170 is not a mig ,so not ideally suited for car body repairs,the 175 is a mig /tig/arc machine and should be capable of welding body panels,but is invertor based ,which are expensive if they go wrong...The 200 is a reasonable looking machine but requires a much bigger generator,i'm not familiar with the manufacturer but all machines are offered with a 3 year warranty,which is good..So 175 or 200.....in the uk kemmpi and esab have similar invertor based multi-process machines,search this forum for esab caddy and kemppi minarc(i think) to read other members views of this technology,but i suspect the majority of forum members here would be more comfortable with the 200.....can you find any alternatives to cig to compare ?