I somewhat agree with trollhole. I bought a miller 135 first, took a short welding class, then decided I wanted to do more, so I got a ac/dc stick unit. I think that getting into welding is like getting into making stuff out of lumber. You can start simple, but the more you do it, the...
Here's the link to the miller page:
http://www.millerwelds.com/products/mig/millermatic_dvi/
It has a lower duty cycle than the 210. Since I have the 135, I'd probably go for a 210 if I had my 'druthers.
I'd also highly recommend a welding course. There's usually one at at...
There's lots of good info on the workshops page. I like my miller 135 mig and hobart stick. I think I can do pretty much everything i need with those two. Miller has a new DVI mig that runs on 115 for the thinner stuff and 230 for the thicker. I think on 230 it'd do up to 3/8"? It looks...