[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by jimbob200521

Great, now ya'll got me looking at welder's! Would an arc welder be a good place for a welding newb, such as this small guy just to get started with?

http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Grade-Ultr...eywords=welder

IMHO If you don't learn to weld with a stick welder, you never really learn how. Is that a good thing for a newbie: not really. Chances are, unless you plan to do some building of some pretty sturdy stuff, you are going to be welding "gauge" metal. Which, unless you are an experienced welder, is going to be hard to do with a stick welder. For what you are doing, and given you don't yet have any welding experience, you should probably get a mig. HF has a good mid range for under $200, and a really small one for $112 (IIRC). The small one is only 90 amp, put would probably suit you fine.