Hew Chewie,
I saw your thread and know we are in the same boat. I just bought this on Amazon... and I have been welding for a while. Picked up my bottle of mix for gas, and I'm off to the races. Have a Hobart Ironman 750 at work I learned to weld on, but don't have 3 phase in my home shop and just wanted to see how much I could accomplish on the body without wiring in a dedicated 220v line.
Hobart 500599 Wire Feed $499
I figure it'll get me through all the body work, and weld in the 2x4 I have planned for the rockers.