Before you pull out your wallet for a nice TIG, grab a MIG gun and build some actual projects.
TIG has it's place, but i don't often have the time for it. Your life may be different, but for me, I reach for the MIG because it is easier, faster, and I am just trying to get something done. (I have a nice invertor AC/DC high frequency digital TIG on the same welding cart.)
A MIG big enough to pull a spool gun is about 1/2 the price of a nice TIG, and will weld just about everything the TIG will, (short of magnesium or titanium) and do it much faster. My 2 cents worth!
