Do you want the , what I told my wife price, or actual?
So I did a ton of research and personally decided this was the best deal for me. It's a refurbished Hobart Handler 190. $540 plus a whopping $7 in shipping. It looks brand new. I did have to put my name on a waiting list as they don't always have them in stock. I bought directly from Hobart. After talking to my friends that weeks for a living, the consensus seemed to be that the refurbished units with as well, and I'm most cases, better than a standard new unit. Possibly because the refurbs go through a more in depth hands on testing, tuning than the new ones. What I didn't realize was the expense of all the extras. Gas tank, hood, grinder, table, clamps, etc. Plan on $1000ish just to have the basics. My garage is a woodshop, and I have tool....... problem? Basically nothing transfers to metal work. I'm still incredibly excited to learn a new skill and start building things in a new way.