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A gas welder will make better looking welds with less spatter than a flux core welder. I have used the Harbor Freight auto darkening helmet for about four years. No problems with it. It goes on sale regularly. I have a 220V welder but for home use I would get the biggest 110V you can get. Some go to 145amp and will weld just as thick of steel as mine and you can move it around a lot more places without having a 220V outlet. I was looking at Eastwoods welders recently. You seem to get a lot for the money.

I would not however buy cheap wire for your welder. I bought some.030 from Harbor Freight but could not get the wire speed dialed in. When I switched back to my quality .035 everything was fine. I tossed the cheap wire.