welding for fun , or on a project you want to be involved with is a whole lot different than burning rods all day for a crust , be careful what you wish for.I'm not professional but the little time I have spent with the machine it would have been a job that I would have liked to done my trade I'm a tower crane driver
Ive seen manys an old hand that could seam weld boats with their eyes closed,, literally , and still turn out welds the rest of us would be proud of ,, ask most of them if they would advise their sons to be a welder.