Welder recommendations

I cant argue any of that with getting a plasma cutter. My son has experience with them from the classes he took. Maybe I could hold off on a plasma and just get more torch set up. I could rough cut maybe with a torch on thicker metals and clean up the cut with a vice and large grinder. I definitely want to also get a much better metal band saw. I am going to have to really give the Miller a serious look over, I know any day of the week a Hobart is a stand up machine. Would probably feel like a gift from God compared to my chicago unit from harbor freight. I have gotten so frustrated with the one I have now from h.f, as its non variable, the wire runs on after you let off the trigger, welds dont burn in. I am going to scrap it as soon as I get a new better machine. I am looking to get a new big badass compressor with plumbed in rigid air line through my entire shop. I am finally able to finish my shop, so I just want to do it right the first time through. At least as much as budget allows. Lol. I am going to go to the welding supply store this week and get an in person education, and probably overwhelmed by all the things I didn't know I was needing or missing out on.