looking to buy my first welder

I bought the flux core 125 welder from harbor freight it is my first welder. I have very limited welding experience and minimal skill I have stick welded a hand full of times and mig welded once in high school. My most recent welding experience was welding on some bolt handles for some mauser rifles I was working on and I had a few projects around the house I wanted to work on after doing some research and watching some videos I decided on the HF. I waited a few months for it to go on sale and got it for 89 bucks. So far I'm really happy with it I have used it to weld nuts in my lca bushings to remove the shell. I have used to to weld up a broken frame on my mower. I used it to weld on my push mower I have fabed some brackets and stuff around my shop. I'm pretty just playing with it right now I found it has been very easy to use and get use to. Now don't get me wrong my welds are ugly...ugly as can be but they are strong and hold up or at least they have so far. I have some stuff I need welded on my project car but I'm gonna keep practicing before I attempt it. I also have some cab corners I need to replace on my truck I'm gonna practice on some scrap body panels before I attempt this too. But so far I'm really pleased for 90 bucks and what I needed it for I love it!

I suggest watching welding videos on the Miller webpage. They go into great detail on welding techniques. Once you have your machine set for material thickness, its practice, practice, practice!