welders

[Bodyman]

ive used all three. best for small is a mig. i have a Miller 110volt unit. came with the cart and gas and 1 spool of wire. by changing out the wire and gas you can weld aluminum,stainless, or steel. i have stainless wire in mine and a tri mix gas.just dont use a mig if its windy as it will blow the gas away. stick is good for large items. tig is good for small items also but costs more. i used a tig on the fuel tanks,when we had to repair after a crash. some welding houses will let you practice to see what you like. i woundnt
get one at a home center, it might be cheaper but to get some support there wont be any.
steve

[Brian in PA]

I have a Hobart 140 w/gas conversion. It works beautiful. For the money it is a good machine. I got it at tractor supply for about $500.00 a few years back. If your gonna use this for your hobbies do the gas , the flux core will splatter all over your work.

[ihbuilder]

I hate to say , I've always been a lincon guy till my local weld supply sold me on my miller 210 . But I did a lot of body work with my little lincon . I started on a lincon (tombstone) stick welder then mig but with the hobby work I got to get into tig with some of the stuff I'm starting to do . The little migs (whatever bran) are a good starting machine . personally I could care less for anything flux or flux cored , pain in the butt to clean up for finnish unless you sand blast it .