About to pull the trigger on a portamig…what mig £600-800?

[DegsyE39]

Hi all hope everyone is good on the blue..

I'm about to buy my first welder looked at used machines etc but decided on a portamig..welder will literally be used for bodywork and car repairs and will be used on the mains of my house (single phase)
think im plumping for one of these..

https://www.weldequip.com/portamig-mig-welders.htm

is the portamig 186 powerful enough for doing cars or should i go for the bigger ones?

[DegsyE39]

Thanks for the replies chaps, so the portamig 186 will be adequate im guessing.. im going for a spot timer as an extra as i haven't done any mig since my engineering college days and i think that might be useful for a novice like myself? help stop me blowing through the metal!

[DegsyE39]

GreenV8S said:

If you're aiming to do bodywork repairs then I would have thought you're more interested in how well it works at the bottom of the power range.

Goes down to 15 amps apparently.. i've done a deal on the portamig 186 anyway they dont have any others in stock and its a mig that everyone seems to recommend so im throwing my hat in!

regards all!