I have a Clarke 160 TM Welder. Its works great. Takes full sized gas bottles and 15kg wire rolls. Has a better torch on it, so spares can be sought from anywhere, not just clarke.
The likes of a 151 en is that they take hobby gas (expensive and doesn't last long) and that spares all need to come from clarke, so can be expensive. You can buy a new regulator to change it to standard gas bottles. But you might as well buy a better machine to start off with.
Incidentally they all weld up to around 150amps regardless of the name on them (excluding the 195TM, but at that money I'd get a proper mig welder, like a portamig). You can look at the Mig Welding Forum for some good advice.
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