Well done for cutting it all yourself, I cheated with the kit!!
I am the same as you in that I needed to learn to weld, i bought a BOC dvd on mig welding, and printed off the tutorials from the mig welding forum, bought a cheap welder & mask and off I went. Lots of people go for the college course route, but I didn't like the cost of it or the time it takes. Will look forward to reading your updates.
Good luck, welding is brilliant!!!:D

I'm an instructor in the biggest engineering college in the EU.

should be quite cheap to learn ;)

Hey Twin just been looking at your progress, looking good. I take it this place of learning that you work at doesn't have a big enough budget to run to a floor brush and shovel.

LOL, that'll be my mates workshop on the farm :)

The straw kinda gave me a clue, I have spent a lot of time working in Farm workshops .... The odd bonfire when you are welding keeps you on your toes :D

Once you have your build table made, you'll be good to go with the fun part of the build :) :)