Here's a picture of what hurt my foot =>
It was my practice bits of scrap.
I think it is quite a good example of how much practice I needed to get to a stage where I could "make it stick" with a stick!
There's not that much there really - so if anyone is thinking "Oh it would take too long" or "I'd never have the patience" I hope this encourages you to think again; and perhaps think that welding with a MIG would go a lot quicker!
If you ever wanted to teach yourself to weld - now is the time - go and give it a go.