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Even after reading some of the very helpful posts on this forum I still can't decide which Mig to buy.
I will be using the Mig for light fabrication such as exhaust manifolds, jigs together with car body repair, nothing more than 3-4 mm thickness. Mainly steel but I would like to try aluminium fabrication at some time.
I think I would prefer a Euro Torch as this will be easier to maintain.
I would imagine something with a duty cycle of 80amps @50%(fabrication) and 50amps @ 100%(car body) would be what I require.
I have considered the following
Clarke MIG175TE(Turbo)
Butters 170c
But both these Migs only go down to 30 amps which I think in some cases may be a little high for very thin car body panels (or am I way off the mark ?)
Migs with lower amp ratings tend to be mainly at the pure hobby end of the market and may not stand light industrial use (or again am I way off the mark ?)
Any advise from the more worldly wise of you out there would be much appreciated. I am sure there are many more Migs I should consider so please feel free to offer suggestions.
Thanks in advance
I will be using the Mig for light fabrication such as exhaust manifolds, jigs together with car body repair, nothing more than 3-4 mm thickness. Mainly steel but I would like to try aluminium fabrication at some time.
I think I would prefer a Euro Torch as this will be easier to maintain.
I would imagine something with a duty cycle of 80amps @50%(fabrication) and 50amps @ 100%(car body) would be what I require.
I have considered the following
Clarke MIG175TE(Turbo)
Butters 170c
But both these Migs only go down to 30 amps which I think in some cases may be a little high for very thin car body panels (or am I way off the mark ?)
Migs with lower amp ratings tend to be mainly at the pure hobby end of the market and may not stand light industrial use (or again am I way off the mark ?)
Any advise from the more worldly wise of you out there would be much appreciated. I am sure there are many more Migs I should consider so please feel free to offer suggestions.
Thanks in advance