No AC with the Vulcan Omnipro 220 for $900. Miller is supposed to be coming out with a new multiprocess welder with AC on November 9th. I have used a Vulcan, and while it is better than some things (like farm store crap from China, plenty of experience with this) it isn't anywhere near as good a Miller Multimatic 215 for $1265 after rebate. Is it worth a 50% price increase over the Vulcan... yeap. Is it worth double the price of a Vulcan... yeap. Is it worth triple the price of the Vulcan... nope. I've used a lot of crappy welders and I'm a crappy weldererer. Save a few more bucks in the piggy bank and get the Miller (or at least the ESAB 215). The Vulcan is not a bad welder by any means, but I think they missed the "should really consider it" price by about $200.
If you just want to buzz together aluminum, a good used Syncrowave is hard to beat.
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