Welder suggestions

I've been using a Craftsman Model 196.205690 (otherwise known as Model 20569) wire feed MIG/Flux core welder and have been totally impressed with it. It's made in Italy, comes with a 100% complete parts list with the owner's manual, It's fan cooled, and even though it's rated at a 40% duty cycle, the thermal cut off has never engaged at settings up to C3 when welding 14ga plate. I'm presently building a '74 Dodge Ramcharger and so far I haven't run into a job that it couldn't handle. If you want, you can check out my website here http://home.comcast.net/~360quadzilla/ and click on "Tailpan Repair" to see the weld quality that this unit is capable of. Don't worry, no pop-ups, adds, or any other garbage there! The specs are as follows:

Primary Volts: 120 VAC
Primary Current: 13 Amps
Single Phase 60Hz
Secondary Volts: 21
Secondary Amps: 85
Duty Cycle: 40%

A few other things you will need to know:
You will need to buy your own tank and regulator. These are not cheap! Buy a tank with at least a 40 cubic foot capacity, they are cheaper to exchange at the local welding supply house and you will cut your visits in half! Get a regulator that allows you to regulate in CFH (Cubic foot/per hour), but you already know that from welding class, right? I ran a dedicated 20 Amp circuit in my garage just for this welder to prevent any future problems (I have an air compressor in my garage too!). Nothing worse than having a breaker trip in the middle of a critical weld. The welder comes with a welding mask but it's the POS type that you have to hold with one hand, only good for spectator use. Buy yourself a good solar powered auto-darkening welding mask, you won't be sorry! Same goes for the chipper/wire brush that comes with it. Best deal I've found on welding wire so far has been Harbor Freight. We have one local, and I'm sure your savings would go out the window if you had to ship it. One last note: Only one Sears store in my locality had this welder in stock. When I went to check it out, it looked as if the box was opened. I pulled it out and didn't see any obvious damage but I asked the clerk if I could return it if there was a problem. No problem. So I took it home, got everything else I needed, and started to feed the wire through. It bound a little bit, so rather than force it, I released the tension and carefully wound the wire back on the spool (If you ever did this, you'll know what b@&ch it is!). The end was bent a hair, so I cut it off, straightend out the hose and tried it again. Out popped a 4" length of flux core, flattened beyond belief! None of the packages for the tips or owners manual had been opened so it must have come from the factory. That was the only problem I experienced with it. So, in summation:

Welder: $299
10lb Wire: $18
Full 40cf tank $135
Regulator $75
Mask $55 (Another Harbor Freight deal)

Melting steel, paying homage to Vulcan, the god of metal, while drinking good German beer? Priceless! :thumbup: