On Jun 23, 12:46*am, Tim Wescott wrote:
...*A reliable source for
replacement and upgrade parts is a big plus. *A machine that makes
crappy welds no matter how good I am is just not what I want at all.
Tim Wescott

See what brands your local suppliers carry. My cheap MIG has a Tweco
torch and parts are easy to find for it, not that it has needed much.
It was a trade-in at the welding store, as was my TIG. Decent
machines, but not big enough for someone, was the story. The TIG also
needed a little adjustment with a file to make the the front panel
connection seal properly, so it may have been returned as broken, and
the MIG didn't have any way to reverse the polarity for flux core. It
does now.