I noticed vettebob's post and thought I would introduce myself too. I started welding to fix all things I was breaking on my jeep and to make it more than I could handle. I forced myself to learn to stick weld as I was working with some thicker stuff than my friends 110 hobart handler could handle. I now use a miller Matic 172 I don't off road any more and need to sell the jeep to buy a new welder. I recently got back into welding to make some custom gardening tools.