I've only had the machine for a month, but I've been pleased with it so far. It arrived, well packaged, in a wood crate. I was given the opportunity to schedule a delivery date after it arrived at my local terminal, but I chose to pick it up myself. Make sure to turn on the breaker in the back of the machine and twist the emergency stop button, and add distilled water before trying to start the machine up. The feeder was set to a foreign language at startup, but I just used a common/free translation app that turned the Chinese characters into English on my phone, so I could navigate to the language I wanted. Here is a list of items needed to start welding: 240v plug, 3 gal of distilled water, welding shielding gas cylinder, gas regulator, 5/8"-18UNF Flare Male to 1/4NPT Female Thread, 8mm Tube OD x 1/4" MNPT Straight Push to Connect Fitting, and a spool welding wire. These are not much different than setting up a traditional machine and are not included because everybody will require different versions for their specific needs. The images of the welds are some of my first used on an actual project. I practiced on scrap metal a few times and it was pretty straight forward. Keep some wire snips handy when starting out because wire sticking is very common until you get the hang of pulling away last second. I've got several professional grade tig and mig welders for bronze, stainless, aluminum, corten, and mild steel, and all of them have their own quirks and tricks. This welder definitely earned a spot in my shop, and I might have to look into another if they add a dual wire feed option.