Mike...thanks for the advice!
The best MIG welder I ever used was a DAYTONA. You see 'em advertised in Hot Rod Magazine sometimes. I think they were made in Italy and one feature I really liked was, the wire was not hot until you pulled the trigger to weld.
I bought it from an old wino, cheap. When I was down to a car show in Daytona, I took it by their shop and they rebuilt it for me in ONE day! I let my brother in law borrow it and he left it on the tailgate of his pickup. Somewhere on the interstate it came off, never to be seen again! He says he's gonna pay me for it....in fact, he's been saying it for 5 years, now!
Don't get me started!