which mig welder for daily workshop use?

[MGB restoration]

Out of that lot (bearing in mind I know little about the hobby migs ) I'd say gys is my vote simply as it has the higher current scope.
Personally I'm with badgerbear all the way on this one. It's a fact with welding equipment you get what you pay for. No exceptions. If you spend 300 notes you get a hobby mig no matter who puts there name on it. Spend £1000 and your looking better quality, rugged design, better arc stability, more accurate read outs, etc.
It's always worth using the budget to it's max and getting the best you can afford.

Thanks for the opinion. Totally agree that you get what you pay for. I have used some very expensive pro units and they just make life sooooo easy, sadly they are out of my reach as I have a max of about £300 ish.

 

[Badger1bear]

You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear

 

[Bigjoe]

Or a very shiney turd! 

 

[Kent]

You don't always get more when you pay more- it's a well known marketing tactic to raise a price to get a product selling better.
Sound daft? Promise you its often done and really works

 

[Richard.]

To a point.
The big names in welding are big names because of the reputation they hold for quality and expertise. This comes at a price.
Take Fronius for example. It's by far the most expensive kit you can buy. Now if it wasn't a cut above the rest it wouldn't sell like the rest. Look at aerospace industry's and robotics, littered with fronius power sources. For use in a private garage at home? It's not really essential to be fronius, Kemppi, Esab , miller etc. in the welding game I believe you do get what you pay for. I've used wolf, Gys , migatronic, Kemppi, Ewm and fronius. Along with lots of others and I've found a trend that follows there level of quality. That's price.

 

[Kent]

Just remember price is built on only two factors 1 what you have to sell it for 2 what you can sell it for

The two don't always meet. Some firms build things at too high a real cost ie they cannot recover costs and or make workable margins
The end result is inevitable and was demonstrated by a previously well known sweedish car manufacturer
On the other hand we have Isuzu when the trooper was first brought in it was better and cheaper than the shogun and disco of the day. Still it didn't sell until someone took the bold move and raised the retail many thousands and it then sold like hot cakes! That was bucking the norm in the costs but most won't have the courage to do this some however have and try to undercut the competition ( sometimes it works but there is always a point were your too cheap if your build and associated costs are very much lower than others you can look well "cheap n probably nasty"

 

[mtt.tr]

Just remember price is built on only two factors 1 what you have to sell it for 2 what you can sell it for

The two don't always meet. Some firms build things at too high a real cost ie they cannot recover costs and or make workable margins
The end result is inevitable and was demonstrated by a previously well known sweedish car manufacturer
On the other hand we have Isuzu when the trooper was first brought in it was better and cheaper than the shogun and disco of the day. Still it didn't sell until someone took the bold move and raised the retail many thousands and it then sold like hot cakes! That was bucking the norm in the costs but most won't have the courage to do this some however have and try to undercut the competition ( sometimes it works but there is always a point were your too cheap if your build and associated costs are very much lower than others you can look well "cheap n probably nasty"

I think that will happy with the great wall trucks

 

[Kent]

I think that will happy with the great wall trucks

It applies to many more things than people imagine at both ends of the spectrum