Actually, a Carhart coat might be pretty good. If you go to the IOC website I recommended, they sell the green welding jackets--cotton, not leather--and welding sleeves [real handy on those 90-degree days when you need to weld something, and you don't want to wear a jacket over your T-shirt] that have elastic on both ends.
Just be wary of any frayed areas on the jacket...they ARE prone to catch fire. And if you do weld in a T-shirt or a cotton shirt, don't do it in a shirt you want to keep. Weld spatter [especially with MIG, but also a factor with stick welding] will eventually make "termite" holes in the shirt...usually in the sleeve and belly areas closest to the welding action.
Hope you can get started with welding soon! If you have a welding shop nearby, contact the owner and ask him if he'll take a look at some of your welds and advise you on what you may be doing right, as well as what you're doing wrong. You just might end up getting a job offer from him, or maybe he'll hear about a welding job and pass the info on to you. And even if you only work there a few months, you can get really good at welding if you have to do it every day to get your paycheck...so long as you're not repeating any mistakes you make. And when you're beginning, you WILL make mistakes. Make 'em, learn from 'em, and then make fewer mistakes...repetition is good for the soul, as one of my kids' high-school teachers said over and over.
And just remember...there's always going to be someone who's encountered a problem--or a solution--that you haven't. Be willing to learn from the experiences of others. You'll be fine.
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