Start scouting Craigslist. You might do quite well with what you have to spend.
I bought my mig 20 years ago, new ,a millermatic 185. I wish I had bought this machine the 1st time as I had 2 junkers before that. One was an astro that was advertised in places like popular mechanics for under $200 in and around the mid or late 80s I burnt that one out pretty quickly then a century 110v next, same result. In 20 years I have replaced 2 gun liners and that's it.
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