[JerryW235]

As with any other DIY skill, it takes patience and practice. I've been DIY welding for about 45 years, with 4 different and progressively better and more capable welders. Most stuff I do is for myself, but some for others. Everything from repairing a leg on a Weber Kettle grill, to a new bucket on a front-end loader on a tractor. Buy the welder, get some scrap metal pieces and practice, practice, practice. If you have the patience and skills to do a decent job running a bead of caulk, cutting in with a paint brush, or mudding and taping drywall, you can learn to weld. I use the caulking and painting examples because to run a decent weld bead you need to control your hand movements and speed. Good luck!