i brought in a small wirefeed welder.  it uses fluxcore wire so doesn't require a shield gas, just turn it on, clamp the ground to your work, point and click.  the wheel that drives the wire from the box through the cable to the gun doesn't have very good traction, so check there if the wire doesn't feed.  the welder uses 17 amps so only use directly plugged into an outlet (!!!)

bring steel!  the antique saw actually works really well for cutting stock down to size