Hey all, this probably applies mostly to those living in Oz, but here goes.
I have a mate who is looking to buy a budget Mig, mostly for car resto work and possibly even some panel work. At the moment he is looking at the BOC Smootharc 180 at around $700 or the Unimig Razorweld 175 for $775.
I weld Tig and really don't know a lot about Mig at all. My advice to him thus far has been to go with a good warranty, storefront backup if possible and a machine that uses universal/common consumables.
Can anyone with more experience add to this? Thanks in advance.
Kym
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Well that's fortunate, because he's just sent me a photo of his new purchase (couldn't help himself...) and he went with the smootharc.Coldman wrote:You don't hear bad things about smootharc but you do about unimig.
Will be interesting to see how he goes. Like me he's a backyarder, but he's pretty determined.
Kym