[Yosemite Sam]

As much as I hate to agree with anyone, the earlier statement about "starting out with a mig" is about as true as it gets.

I learned to stick weld (I hate that term) years ago in high school, and did it for many years after. 30 years later, I got my first mig and I found it very difficult to learn to use it. Now, we have a mig that will burn through 1/2" steel if you want it to, I can't remember the last time I used a stick welder.

The point I'm trying to make is, stick and mig are so different, if you learn to mig first then most likely you will never "really" learn to weld.

Mig welding really is a lot of fun though...

Good luck with whatever you decide.