Dove in and Bought my First Welder

Great advice. Happy welding!
He forgot to mention get a welding jacket,its no fun lighting up your favorite shirt.you dont realize its happening until its too late.
Also a pail of water.
After welding always hang around for a few minutes to make sure an errant spark hasnt gotten into the sawdust under the tablesaw...

Very good advice, also weld with boots on, unless you like the tops of your feet burnt.
Its surprising how fast you can take a pair of tennis shoes off, when your feet are smoking.