Is a Mig Welder difficult to use?

How hard is it to learn how to weld with a Mig welder? I would like to do some basic welding around my ranch. Nothing really fancy, just some body work on my tractor and other odds and ends.

Thanks for your email. Mig welding is probably the easiest of all the different types of welding to learn. If you are a beginner this is the place to start. A mig welder is a wire fed electric welder. This makes it alot more user friendly that oxy-acetylene welding. You can practice on scraps of metal until you get the hang of it and then move on to more difficult projects. Mig welders come in lots of sizes and styles. At first you can purchase one of the less expensive models to learn with. Beware, mig welding can become addicting once you get the hang of it.

• Here is a good article on How to Operate a Mig welder.