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| sgomes |
  Jul 8 2004, 10:47 PM
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Electric Member  Group: Members Posts: 815 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 2,029  |
I've always wanted to learn how to weld -- even before I bought a 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
I see a lot of you on here weld and I'm just wondering how you learned. Community college? work? Just bought a welder and went for it? I've searched the local community colleges and couldn't find any classes. I'm in the bay area so if any locals know of a particular place to go I'd love to hear it. I'm thinking mostly towards MIG. I'd love to learn TIG (mainly to do aluminum) but I've heard over and over that it's pretty hard. Shannon (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) |
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| skline |
Jul 8 2004, 11:13 PM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
I took it at ROP in high school and then got a job doing it 10 hours a day for 4 days a week, back then I was making about 500 a week which in the late 70's was pretty good money for a guy still in his teens. It only lasted about 10 months as I burned the hell out of my eyes and felt that my vision was more important than money. I have still been doing it off and on since. Its not hard to do, like everyone will tell you, practice will make you better at it.
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sgomes Welding Jul 8 2004, 10:47 PM
Andyrew I just practiced...
Taking a JC class would be fu... Jul 8 2004, 10:53 PM Martin Baker Bought a book, and a wire feed welder and started ... Jul 8 2004, 11:05 PM Lawrence I had a buddy (professsional welder/fabricator) te... Jul 8 2004, 11:10 PM sgomes That's two votes for just buying a welder and ... Jul 8 2004, 11:13 PM Air_Cooled_Nut First learned in metal shop in high school. Later... Jul 8 2004, 11:29 PM Mrs. K I had an old boyfriend teach me back in the late ... Jul 8 2004, 11:32 PM SirAndy smrz914 Well i took a class but i'm not saying i know ... Jul 9 2004, 12:16 AM trekkor High scholl auto shop- stick welder.
I've don... Jul 9 2004, 12:18 AM thesey914 Just bought a quality MIG and went for it. Helps ... Jul 9 2004, 12:56 AM morphenspectra my wife hiedi taught me how on a stick welder.and ... Jul 9 2004, 01:16 AM ablose58 I initially learned from my brother that used to b... Jul 9 2004, 01:26 AM nebreitling you can learn to mig in 15 minutes. have someone ... Jul 9 2004, 01:31 AM Otmar TimT QUOTE
morphenspectra here is some good info
http://www.aussieweld.com.a... Jul 9 2004, 07:27 PM fiid I read a couple of books, bought a home despot wel... Jul 9 2004, 07:31 PM sgomes QUOTE
TimT Wind blows the shielding gas away.. unless you ten... Jul 9 2004, 08:39 PM |
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