This is an excellent welder for medium duty and home repairs. It penetrates 5/16" and 3/8" steel stocks very well. It comes with durable steel wire (MIG) but no gas regulator. Plug in any 220 volt plug of your choice for power input as it only has two "hot" wires with no neutral and one ground wire. I reversed the polarity to run the filler wire (no gas) and it worked great for this outside job. I plan to install a 10 foot 4 AWG ground wire for longer reach. The welder weighs 36 kg, twice the claimed amount.