bruceclaassen
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Hi, newbie here.
I'm hoping that someone can give me some advice on which MIG I should buy to replace my TIG welder that I'm about to sell.
I'm a novice welder and decided to buy the TecArc TIG 206i that my neighbour was selling to do some fairly straight forward welding on a car project, teaching myself the basics of welding from youtube clips, reading posts on this forum, and internet research. After some trial and error, I managed to get quite proficient, but I haven't used it for months now and efforts over the weekend to repair a bracket left me very frustrated. Unfortunately I haven't got the time (or the projects) to go on a course and I've come to realise that the complexity of the TIG (and lack of a third arm to hold everything!) deserves a switch to a MIG welder.
I won't be doing a lot of welding, and will only ever be doing stainless steel modifications and repairs to car projects. My mate has suggested I go for a Portamig 185 (he has the 235). Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Bruce
I'm hoping that someone can give me some advice on which MIG I should buy to replace my TIG welder that I'm about to sell.
I'm a novice welder and decided to buy the TecArc TIG 206i that my neighbour was selling to do some fairly straight forward welding on a car project, teaching myself the basics of welding from youtube clips, reading posts on this forum, and internet research. After some trial and error, I managed to get quite proficient, but I haven't used it for months now and efforts over the weekend to repair a bracket left me very frustrated. Unfortunately I haven't got the time (or the projects) to go on a course and I've come to realise that the complexity of the TIG (and lack of a third arm to hold everything!) deserves a switch to a MIG welder.
I won't be doing a lot of welding, and will only ever be doing stainless steel modifications and repairs to car projects. My mate has suggested I go for a Portamig 185 (he has the 235). Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Bruce