D&D 3E/3.5 Best/ most balanced Artificer?

[Gilladian]

What is the most balanced version of th artificer for 3.5?I am willing to look at 3rd party and homebrew as well as official stuff. This would be for a Drakkenheim campaign in 3.5, if it matters.

 

[Jack Daniel]

The technologist from EN Publishing's The Fantastic Science is pretty good.