I was going to post this yesterday but did not have the time because I was working late. I got to unpack everything today and inspect for damages. Everything was in mighty fine shape with no damage at all. The box it was shipped in didn't even have the corners smashed in (Props to UPS). Anyways, I set everything up and started welding on some 1/16ish AL sheet. Started by connecting the pieces together and then just running beads on various settings. Haven't tried on any type of steel yet because I didn't have any steel around. Only got to play around for 15-20 minutes or so before I got a call for work and had to leave :-(. I thought that's why I had employees..... Ill post a pic of what garbage I was working on tomorrow as well as any others I mess around on to check "functionality" of the machine before it goes back under the tree...I have a feeling that will not be happening, sorry wife. Overall I am very happy with it so far and especially like the foot pedal that came with it. It seems more comfortable to me than the ones I have been using on a couple blue machines.