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!!!
