Looking to buy a new mig that is inexpensive for a hobbist to welder aluminum stuff.Looking for suggestions.

 

Good Luck.. Finding a cheap mig that is capable of welding aluminum properly is a long shot.

 

obviously you have never welded. Stick with paying someone

 

i just bought the miller 211. nice mig for what it is, & i bought the al spool gun with it. i will probably never use the spool gun cause i always tig al, but you never know. i got a really good deal on mine, but you can probably get the 211 with spool gun for like $1300. hope that helps you some.

 

So what kind of welder are you suggesting?

 

you will want a mig welder with a spool gun. You can pull it off with a short standard gun, but will most likely have problems with the wire jamming.

 

Eastwood has a 175 amp MIG out now that comes with Spool Gun for $500.
kinda looks like a rebadged/painted Lincoln. possibly lincoln designed, chinese built, and rebadged for eastwood?

i think i'm gonna pull the trigger on one soon, just to get rid of a little dinky Lincoln SP125 i've had for 10 years. spool gun can come in handy for me on occasion to tack things up under car instead of using my TIG

http://www.eastwood.com/175-amp-mig-...spool-gun.html

 

i have the 135 amp version of that eastwood welder and its great, i really like it.

well worth what i paid for it.

only difference is mine doesnt have the plug on the front for the solenoid control etc.

 

cheap and aluminum mig does not compute.

 

I use a lincoln mig i got from lowes with pure argon. i purchased a aluminum kit on ebay. I dont have a spool gun and it works good. It will not weld intercooler piping well but i welded mounting brackets on my intercooler and on my turbo housing looks good i think. It was also not very hard to do either.

 

backordered
cheapest

 

glad to hear that. i think i'll have to try the 175amp.

backordered? damn they need to get those 7 year old chinese boys more hours at the factory. you only need one lunch break a week.

 

it really works well... i would LOVE a 175amp version of it.

ive gone through 6 or 7 bottles and at least 13-15 spools of wire with it. still welds as good as it did on day one.