I've been browsing Artmetal for a couple of months now and finally decided to not only join but also to seek some advice.

Metal is a fairly new medium to me; I blow glass, paint, work with concrete, etc. It has quickly become my favorite medium to work with, so much that I've begun to gather the necessary tools for my own "studio" (currently using the local college's). I want to get the advice and/or conduct an informal poll on the preferred welding method folks use here. I recently ordered a Miller Millermatic 212 MIG welder, which should arrive shortly, but I'm beginning to have a bit of buyers remorse thinking that perhaps I should have gone the TIG route. I guess my main concerns are, will it offer me the ability and versatility of working with many types of metal? Can I get equally as clean welds (or at least darn close) with the MIG? Plus I like the 100% duty cycle as opposed to 60%. I've only just tried a TIG welder for the first time a few days ago and while it is slower and takes more skill, in my opinion, than MIG, it seems as though TIG offers me more of a "future".