had a weld pac 100. it was very nice. sold it and upgraded to a 220v lincoln
wire feed and it broke it feed unit in 10 seconds. replaced with a clarke 185
230v wire feed. works very well. it's an italian no name. have only used flux
core.

have a lincoln 225 ac/dc stick which is beautiful. went to wire feed because my welds were getting poor. fixed that with glasses, lighter shade lens and strong work light.

if you have no experience get a 115v wire feed and use flux core. they are very easy to use with a little practice and reading the manual. you can weld any steel from sheetmetal to about 3/16 with them.

don