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welding and education, schools of thought |
golden2.0 |
Dec 14 2015, 11:59 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 26-April 15 From: Virginia Member No.: 18,670 Region Association: South East States |
So I just recently purchased a car and after reading all the rebuild posts I have decided to strip the car down and (with the blessing from my wife) to take a crash course in welding. If I am going to rebuild, I want to do it correctly. I found a school with small class sizes but they told me that they concentrate on mainly stick welding (which I have done before). The question I have is what is the best method of welding these cars back together? Seems that TIG is preferred. My past large welding project was using brass rods and a torch to rebuild a 67' mustang, I don't think I want to use that process for this current project since it requires a ton of heat...it worked, but it wasn't pretty.
Any in-site on type of welding to learn would great. I want to make sure I ask the right questions from the school before I sign up for their classes. Don't want to waste money on school if it is not going to specifically help with my project. I figure I can have the car done by the time my little boy is 16. He is almost 2 now. |
Porcharu |
Dec 16 2015, 11:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,314 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Campbell, CA Member No.: 3,518 Region Association: Northern California |
I have a MIG a TIG and Oxy setups, they all work for most work. TIG is the cleanest most controllable method but it takes skill and practice, MIG is pretty easy and you can be welding in a few hours with decent results, Oxy acetylene is probably the absolute best for sheet metal as it makes nice soft welds that can be metal worked easily. Problem is you can warp the shit out of panels if your not careful or just don't have the knowledge. I love my tiny little Smith 'Aircraft' torch, it makes welding up tanks and such a joy.
Like said above CLEAN metal is probably the most important thing in welding. Clean on both sides and fitted tight makes for nice welds. |
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