Going to be honest: First machine I got was busted. Contacted the seller, and they made it right. And they did it quickly. Can *NOT* say they didn't treat me well.Second machine was 100% functional. And it's a blast to play with!The manual is... not so great. It took a little bit of head scratching to figure it out, but it's decipherable.Needed to get a few extras from the welding store before I could get busy:- Argon (for the TIG)- tungsten electrodes (Took the TIG stuff with me to the store, and the dude there knew what I needed)- filler rod for TIG welding- a couple ARC electrodes (I got some 7014's because I didn't know what I needed, I should have gotten some 6010's)- a fitting for the argon flow regulator to connect it to the supplied gas line (I took my regulator with me and again, the dude knew exactly what I needed)- an air fitting to connect an air hose to the machine (I guess this would depend on your particular compressor setup, I needed a male connection for the air reducer)I think that was everything I bought that was for the machine. I also picked up some other stuff I knew I needed for welding: welding gloves, a welding shirt, some new clamps and vice grip clamps. Stuff I already had: Welding helmet (they include some shades in with the machine, by an auto-darkening helmet is pretty nice to have, imho).I think that was about it. Overall, if I get a couple years out of this machine, as a hobbyist, I think it'll be an absolute steal for the price!