Welding, what do you know?

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I have noticed that many people fall into one of two categories, one they want to build their own stuff but lack tools/know how to do so, two they want to build their own stuff and have the tools and know how.  And on these bikes welding seems to be one very important skill to have.

I'm wondering if we could just get a thread going on the basics of some topic that is very handy to know. In this case welding. One it's very expensive to have someone do it for you and two because of the cost you only get one shot at it.  If your not happy with the results your looking at a lot of money to try something else. Whereas if you can weld pretty much you bust out a hack saw and try again, your only out materials.

So if you guys out there that have some welding know how, and trying to keep this as 101 as possible, first of all what is the best/appropriate type of welding for a beginner to start looking into? Someone who is looking at welding some frame mods, maybe an exhaust, maybe an electronics box or other common things. Then maybe if you can suggest what is the most important things to look for in a welder or other tools when selecting what to buy.