MIG welder advice

Evening all.....

Can any of you out there recommend a good MIG welder for a restoration project ?

I'm a time served welder but I've not bother welding for about 15 years & the DIY welding sets you could get then were basically ****e. So, any good recommendation for makes & models ,before you all start-welding set models . Looking part with around £200 ish queen heads.

Cheers Chaps

no good me giving you my recommendation for a first class mig welder then, £200 would get you the volt/amp meter you would need another £1200 for the machine. even 10 year old second hand ones fetch far more than 200 quid on ebay.

i bought a nice sip 150 amp mig and gas bottle off ebay for £75 they are bargains to be had just keep your eyes peeled

ive got a sealy 180 amp one thats good fo most jobs was a bit more than 200 quid tho

baggyjim said:

ive got a sealy 180 amp one thats good fo most jobs was a bit more than 200 quid tho

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Buy a new one mate, there is a few bits to go wrong, fookal in a stick tho. It's an investment I always say so go for the right tool or you will regret it, so spend the dosh and get a decent mid range one. Use the argon mix gas, it's better than pure co2

at work we got a sealey 150 and that will do most stuff on a landy. will do chassis stuff piece of ****. think that was about £190 to replace our old 200 amp mig.
I was welding 5mm steel with it the other day and it was penetrating right through that so you shouldnt need much more.

Tig9619 said:

at work we got a sealey 150 and that will do most stuff on a landy. will do chassis stuff piece of ****. think that was about £190 to replace our old 200 amp mig.
I was welding 5mm steel with it the other day and it was penetrating right through that so you shouldnt need much more.

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fook me thats cheap it costs more than that at cost price from sealey!!!

ive been looking at a clark te 151 150 amp £270 ish
picking one up from the hire shop to try next weekend before i buy it

was on offer at a local tool shop plus we got the vat back so yeah prob shoul have been about 250.
My sip 190 was about 340 5 years ago, thats a brilliant welder, done everything from mini body to 3/8 plate!