Ok, so ive been trying to find a welder here used for a good while as i want something thats pretty capable yet dont have the funds to drop on a nice new machine. i found a used millermatic that seems prettty old but the guy just stopped using in his fab shop, it welds fine (he did a few welds to show me) and seems like a good unit. 60% DC @ 150 amps, which seems like more then enough power for me.
Heres the problem: the guy wants 500 for it, and seems to be a good deal. he just bought a new twco gun a year ago (he said) and i dont have an issue paying that price. the problem is that when i went to my local welding shop they sorta gave me the its really not worth it and you should be paying half of that. now i have been looking around for welding for a while in the area and i can say for sure that i wont be getting anything useable for under 400. i want to talk him down to 450 or so but im still not sure if its worth it. the shop sorta gave me the buy a new one with a warrenty sorta speach, but it seems that this machine is fairly well set-up, and hopefully i wouldnt run into any issues.
thanx for any help