I decided to take welding classes a few years ago and learned traditional stick, FCAW, Oxy/Acet gas, MIG welding and plasma cutting. Tried a little TIG, but not much. To me, TIG was like trying to play a drumset! But the welds were awesome. I use the MIG most of the time and agree about the splatter spray. It works great.
So that led to the disease...
And I now own a great Millermatic 180 AutoSet on a cart with a big bottle, a complete Oxy/Acet setup with big bottles and Victor Journeyman hose / torch setup, and a Powermax 45 plasma cutter (love it!). Then of course you have to get a cool auto-dimming Miller helmet and lots of accessories for all the stuff! Then you end up buying or building a rolling welding table.
Then you want to start making stuff all the time, so I pulled out my old broken-down circa 1980 Lincoln AC225 stick welder and completely rebuilt and restored it and made a very cool cart for it. Now I think I have it all covered!
