My sister was at an automotive independent repair shop last week getting some work done on her car. She was told that she was going to have to wait two to three hours before it was ready, so she called me to pick her up and take her home. When I arrived there, she had been in the garage where they showed her different parts needed to fix her car. She noticed a welder that she wanted my opinion on, because she was thinking of buying one for her husband for Christmas. It was a heavy duty mig welder. We both talked to the mechanic about the features it had on it and if it was worth the money it cost. He said he would only buy a mig welder and his was a heavy duty one. He has had it for a few years now and has never had a problem with it. He also said depending on what type of job you would be using it on should be considered before buying one, but he said he would definitely buy a mig welder. They come in different brands which have different features.