i bought the lotos lt5000d from amazon and have used it a lot at first. bought the consumables like 40 of them. hadn't used it for 3 years cause os stroke and just started using it again with neighbor. works fine except u can't drag the torch head without using a standoff. very inconvenient but cuts good. all my other welding equipment is lincoln sp125 mig, lincoln ac/dc stick, miller 211 mig w/spoolgun, airco ac/dc tig. most everything of mine is name brand. did bodywork for 35 years. the lotos plasma was first cheapy and I'm impressed.