I guess I wasn't clear enough about that - I wasn't saying you CAN'T do thicker metal with the mig, not at all. I was saying *I* don't. I just prefer stick for heavier metal. Not for any technical reason, I just like to use a thicker welding rod instead of wire, it just feels better to me.
My main point was that for the needs he listed - a cheap ac tombstone is perfectly appropriate, if he doesn't want to spend a lot of money. It's the biggest bang-for buck in my opinion, especially a used one.
But if welding sheet metal's important, then he'll regret having saved his money if he can't do it.
Way back when I bought my lincoln tombstone, I think I paid $100. At that time, it didn't make sense for me to buy a $1000 welder. I just didn't have enough need, plus I have professional welder friends. But, the cheap lincoln served my purposes nicely - I could stop bugging my friends for welds.
Over time I found there were more and more moments where I could really use something better for patching sheet metal, and that's when the Hobart 140 came in - a relatively inexpensive 110 mig, that too has served my purposes nicely since the lincoln had me covered for heavier duty.
Of course if money isn't a big concern, go with the biggest baddest mig welder with all the bells and whistles - there's absolutely no argument against that other than money.
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