If you want the mercedes of welders get a Miller. I would also recommend a MIG for light welding, however a high end stick welder with fine controls and the right welding rods can do fabulus work as well. There are actually rods with ratings down to 20 amps that can weld down to 24gauge steel. One feature I would look for is the ability to alter polarity this makes all the diffrence in the world when performing out of position welding.