I did a small amount of welding as part of my apprenticeship years ago but just this last ten days I've been researching cheap arc (stick) welders and watched probably close to 50 youtube tutorials.
All because I'm thinking of getting another motorbike as a project.
You sounds like a "handy"...
My most recent hobby appeared to be spending a lot of time searching for and buying motorcycles that I didn't need, travelling miles to collect them and then selling them at a loss.
I have an empty garage now thankfully but...
I used to about 20 years back.
You will get conflicting advice on detectors but here's mine.
£300 will buy you an ok detector, just look at reviews before deciding and remember there are always good detectors on eBay that have hardly been used. They're a bit like exercise equipment in that...