If you want the best bang for the buck, use your torch set with a BBQ size LP tank, and an oxygen bottle of your choice. You can heat, braze, and cut, but not weld, as there is just not quite enough heat to weld.
I use a standard BBQ LP tank, and an oxygen bottle that is about 4 ft tall. The LP gas will outlast the oxygen. I refill both about once /year, more often if I am cutting up a machine for the scrap yard. I have used this combo since 1970 and find it a satisfactory compromise. I do have a MIG and DC stick machine and have never been good at Oxy-Acetylene welding, so the welding part has never been an issue for me. I did buy a good size plasma cutter about 6 years ago and love what I can do with it, but if you are looking for as much versatility as you can get for low $$, then the LP-Oxy is your best bet.
As to the choice of MIG, I will not use the flux core wire. It makes an ugly dirty weld and costs more than solid wire, and much more frequently becomes "bird-nested" by the wire drive system and becomes a source of future rust on your welded product. If you can pop for the machine with the gas solenoid and an Argon bottle, you will be proud of what you can do with it and have far fewer problems.
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