I use alot of 6011 and would recommend for a beginner. 7018 and 6010 are best left for use with DC reverse polarity(DCEN). You can get 7018AC for use with a buzz box but FWIW save your money. 7014 is also a good rod for flat welds but can throw you for a loop in other positions untill you get used to it. I bought a Miller CST-250 a few weeks ago, it's a inverter DC machine that just loves the 7018 but before that I had a love/hate thing going with 7018.
Before you start building your forge round up a bunch of expendable scrap and practice, practice, practice. Burn a minimumm of 10lbs rod to get the hang of it.
I also go to shopfloortalk.com there's a great bunch of folks over there and it's geared toward fabrication.
PS sign on and check out the thread Biker Banking in off topic!
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