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Only took a few minutes to get the welder out of the box, attach the torch, and load a roll of flux core wire (Note that you have to buy your own flux core; it comes with solid wire). Only took three tries to guess a voltage/feed rate combination to get a decent weld; I'm sure that as I become more familiar with the unit (and/or read the instructions) I'll get more reliable.

I ended up buying from Longevity directly: it's a 1 year warranty through Amazon but a 5 year warranty from the factory. Shipping was quite a bit slower and was not free, but they worked with me on the price and came in around what the Amazon cost was.

In terms of quality, the ground clamp is a bit weaker than I'm used to and is more slippery, but the unit seems generally solid where it matters. It's not as nice as my Dad's high-end digital Lincoln, but it's also a heck of a lot cheaper and more portable. I haven't used it much, so I'm not sure about durability yet, but I have a good feeling about it. It feels well constructed.

Regarding the price and features, I did a LOT of shopping around and at under $400 (total cost of the unit, shipping, and taxes) the features of this welder seem to be either comparable to or better than welders in the $550-$600 range (such as the Hobart Handler and the Lincoln Easy Mig 140). I've also used cheaper ~$100 Harbor Freight 110V welders, and this was FAR better: the tip of this welder is only hot when the trigger on the torch is pulled, the penetration was much better, and the build quality felt better.

Regarding customer service, I'm very impressed. I mistakenly thought that the argon regulator was missing from the box, called customer service, and they promptly, with absolutely no arguing, put in a warranty order to ship me a replacement. After I found the regulator, they were very polite when I called back to own up to my mistake.

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