Mig Vs. Stick.
If you get a Mig welder, you'll be able to weld anything you need to weld and with just a little practice it should look pretty.
If you get a stick welder, you'll be able to weld anything you need to weld but will take considerably more practice to make it look pretty. But (in my opinion) you will have actually learned a skill, anybody can aim a gun and squeeze a trigger.
If you are going to go with something new, I think a Lincoln will be far cheaper than a miller and just as good.
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