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Hi!
I would definitely suggest that you contact your local adult/community education program and see if there is a welding course that you can take. I ended up taking a high school night class and its absolutely worth every minute and dollar spent.
I own a miller MIG, but took the arc welding / basics, because I was interested in learning more about the basic foundation skills. If you can "master" arc welding, MIG is a piece of cake!
If I were to do things over, I would buy a TIG.
Anyway, welding is an art as well as a science, so I would strongly suggest that you go take a course. You'll learn about amps, volts, heat, technique, etc... all the stuff to make you proficient. Not only that, but I probably burned through the price of the course in materials alone!!
It's time well spent and you'll be a better welder in the long run.
Sorry if this comes across as a rant.
Brad
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