PAWN SHOP, get a miller or lincoln, I mistakenly got a Snap On because they're usually the shit...but it's just shit...the factory ground line burned up the second time i used it...Go with a good manufacturer

 

ah the art of pawn shop heckling .. thats always fun . never pay what they ask .

 

as long as that welder is in good shape give it a shot. Throw the link up so we can check it out. For your needs you may just want to go with a good mig.

Mig is good for lots of stuff. I have mig'd aluminum, doesn't look as good with a tig but form follows function most of the time. And with enough practice it can look ultra clean.

oh heck yes.... (in a most monotone voice) i would say 50% of people mig their cages (and its legal) and 80% mig their exhaust.

i would go with any of these companies when dealing with a gmaw (mig) or gtaw (tig) welder: lincoln, miller, hobart, linde (mad old skool), thermal arc. These machines are known to last. I have had my lincoln for about 3 years and its in tip top perfect running condition. Not one hiccup as of yet.

But again (like mattback said) you most think of other expenses when dealing with a tig welder. Prepping supplies, gas ,bottle rental or price of a new one, consumables, cups, gas lenses, tungsten, bench grinder to sharpen tungsten if you don't have one, regulator for the bottle. but its cool once you get it

 

thanks for the input streetracin