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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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| smrz914 |
Jul 9 2004, 12:16 AM
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Soon to be brightening the life of the person behind you. Group: Members Posts: 456 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Pleasant Hill, CA or Chico, CA Member No.: 596 |
Well i took a class but i'm not saying i know how to weld. I didn't get to finnish all the projects in the class since the teacher was kicked out2/4 of the way through the semester. and I havn't been able to practice since. I would say take a class b/c there are things tha the teacher can show you, things you can't read in a book. In my class we did multiple kinds of welds using different types of welding machines. started with gas then stick then mig and if you flew through that stuff you could probably get started on tig. We also learned about gas cutting. The worst part of the class were the mistakes in the book. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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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 skline I took it at ROP in high school and then got a job... 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 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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