Good job Tommar, that was a very nice thing you did.

+1 everyone ive met off the TFF have been great people

I went out Sunday to practice. both cutting and welding. The cutting out in the wind was terrible. When I moved into the shed not So bad. I also practiced welding until the wires got caught up in the spool. Taking that apart and fixing it was another lessen. Tomar, you left your hat, So I guess you'll have to come back.... LOL. I would have been afraid to take the roll off and to change the tension, watching you really helped with that too. With Deer season in just over a week. I will be out at the lease as much as I can. My CO2/Argon bottle is ordered. So that will help. Let me know anything you need me to get besides electricity to my shed before you come back up. Thanks Again!! Chris (AKA Jamoke)

Cool!

So for a new guy trying to understand welding, what is the easiest thing to start with? First thing to build is shooting target holders, which will be probably 3/16" steel. Stick welder? Wire? Looking for affordable options

All depends on what you will be shooting with it and the distances your reaching out too. Most target steel is A400 plate. I would go with 1/2" unless your just plinking with a 22.

Stick welder is probably the easiest but getting penetration on thicker metals welds can be an issue. Flux core is an cheaper option, but I dont like how it splatters. Prefer to run gas on wire.

You can get a stick welder that can do just about everything for the same cost as a wire welder. But wire welder sure is easy to run and be done.