I have both a Lincoln weldpak 100 and an arc welder. I have converted it to the 10 pound spool and am on my 4th 10 lb roll
I haven't used the ARC welder in over
five years. I also recently added a Hypotherm Plasma cutter. What an awesome tool this is! They are not cheap and even getting it used off of CL it still cost $800.00 plus it came with a cart and an airline filter. This is a "smoker" we made with it from a bad 60 gallon air tank.
A MIG gets my vote!