I weld a lot in my job and I talked my boss into buying a small 110V stick welder from NorthernTool.com a couple weeks ago. I know, I'm still on my stick welder kick but I like them alot. Since this post started I have also gotten a nice wire feed welder from Hobart. I shied away from the millermatic for my own reasons.
I work in a feed plant that goes from the basement to 7 stories up and we have no 220 wired in except in the shop so that's why I asked for a 110 volt machine so I can take it with me all over the plant. Now I'm going to get some negative comments here but stick welding has it's place especially in my environment. Anytime you weld you should do so on clean (non rusty, non painted, no contaminants) metal. Well that doesn't always happen where I work and can't. A wire feed welder is not very forgiving in this situation. Metal needs to be clean (practically new) for it to perform right. I can stick weld over a lot of other less than desirable situations. OK, I'm getting long winded here. The 110V stick welder I'm talking about is literally the size of an old school lunch box and has a shoulder strap to carry it. It is capable of using 1/16th, 5/64th and 3/32nd electrodes and I have used them all. It maxes out at 90 amps which is fine for welding up to 3/32 rods and welding metal from lightweight sheet metal up to 3/16 steel...and I have used it on 1/4 inch thick walled pipe. If you are going with a wire feed, they are all good, Miller, Hobart and Lincoln. I like the Hobart I have and for the price you can't beat it.
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200512862 Hopefully this link will take you there. If not go to Northerntool.com and search arc welder. It's the 110v one listed at $179. I use it and can speak for it on applications that I listed above.