A wire-feed welder uses ordinary household current to produce an extremely hot, high-energy electric arc. Inside the machine is a small motor-driven spool of welding wire (the electrode).

Metal inert gas and the MIG welder has made it pretty dang easy for the beginner to be able to do some welding. Since these welders are a point and shoot type of design, all you have to do is pull a ...

Included with the welder are 120- and 230-volt power cables, gas feed line and regulator with gauges, welding torch, work cable, and a Learn-To-Use DVD and instruction manual.

A wire-feed welder is easily portable, but there's no sense in carrying the thing around if you don't have to. A good project for a beginning welder is to build a welding cart, like the one we ...

Are you thinking about trying your hand at welding but not ready to drop thousands on heavy-duty gear? I found a simple and affordable way to get started — and it might just ...