TIG or MIG welder

[Boyan Silyavski]

Hi there,

Actually i had the same dilemma before a couple of months. After spending a month reading forums and watching Youtube videos i decided on my choice.

For the price of a decent MIG and much under the price of a decent TIG or combine machine, I became an owner of 2 very good machines. Yes, Chinese, but not so crappy as many lead you to believe.

I feel that owning those 2 covers the basic needs of any hard DIYer, or even a small shop.

I acquired them in different order, but here is the order i recommend:

1. MIG+ ARC welder in one , 250A

This is unique as its 2 in one, 250A and at the time of my purchase there was no other similar machine, specially at that price. i bought it for 310eu, now is a bit more expensive i see. Works great and is my workhorse. the mig melts 10mm steel like a butter.

2. 200a Pulsed Tig+Arc+ 50a Plasma
This is the second toy. 5 year warranty should clear your doubts

Both work great in all modes, the Mig I still use with cheap C02 bottles.

And by the way you can weld aluminum with any of them. With the stick, the mig or even with the DC tig. Search you tube if you have any doubts.


I had many reasons why exactly these 2, but the main are-price,quality,versatility, run on 230v 16a household supply/yes even the 250A MIG/ ,. Even if a board is faulty, at aliexpress a board is 100eur.

PS. Every one of them payed itself by the first job i used them for


Hope that helps