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post Jan 4 2011, 11:22 PM
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Hey guys,

I was thinking about taking a welding course at a local Votech school, but I wasn't sure if the type of welding they offer will help me on the 914. I am looking to weld some patch panels and and fix up the area beneath the hell hole. The course covers the following:

This course emphasizes:
1. Oxyacetylene welding and cutting
2. Electric arc welding
3. Heat selection on machines
4. Rod sizes and numbering
5. Safe and proper use of AC and
DC units
6. Tig and Mig welding demonstrations

I appreciate any advice as to whether or not this would help me. Or should I just buy a How to DVD on MIG welding. I just don't want to spend money on something that won't down the line.

Thanks,
Dave
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post Jan 4 2011, 11:30 PM
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QUOTE(dpires914 @ Jan 4 2011, 09:22 PM) *

Hey guys,

I was thinking about taking a welding course at a local Votech school, but I wasn't sure if the type of welding they offer will help me on the 914. I am looking to weld some patch panels and and fix up the area beneath the hell hole. The course covers the following:

This course emphasizes:
1. Oxyacetylene welding and cutting
2. Electric arc welding
3. Heat selection on machines
4. Rod sizes and numbering
5. Safe and proper use of AC and
DC units
6. Tig and Mig welding demonstrations

I appreciate any advice as to whether or not this would help me. Or should I just buy a How to DVD on MIG welding. I just don't want to spend money on something that won't down the line.

Thanks,
Dave


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I'm no expert welder but beside #6 I don't think they will help you too much working on a 914. If you buy a MIG, do NOT buy a welder with FLUX core only!

Dragan

PS: I'm in Princeton, let me know if you need some help.
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post Jan 4 2011, 11:41 PM
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Almost everything you'll ever need to do on a 914 can be done with a 110v mig.
I taught the girl across the way how to do it in a few minutes and now she comes over to my shop with little welding projects to do herself. It's not very hard.
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post Jan 4 2011, 11:46 PM
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Take the course. All fundamentals and practices will apply. The mig demonstration will be the most useful.. Besides it will be fun fun fun!
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post Jan 4 2011, 11:48 PM
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Thanks Dragan,
Yeah, that is what I thought. This is a Basic welding course offered at Ocean County Tech in Toms River. Their Advanced course covers Mig welding but you have to take the basic first.

I'm glad to see a fellow teener nearby. I will definitely keep you posted on my progress. I am hoping to make it roadworthy by the spring.

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post Jan 4 2011, 11:52 PM
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Find a class that offers hands on mig welding, I took a good one at a community college when I was in high school, lightly covered: stick, mig, and tig. I have a small 220v gas shielded mig that is happy welding anything from bodywork to chassis fab, I would recommend a good all around machine like that.
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post Jan 5 2011, 01:05 AM
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Will do . Thanks for help guys.
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post Jan 5 2011, 01:22 AM
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jan 4 2011, 09:46 PM) *

Take the course. All fundamentals and practices will apply. The mig demonstration will be the most useful.. Besides it will be fun fun fun!


This is true.

You can take a specific course on welding period but what you really need is to cover all of the fundamentals. ie you might be able to lay the nicest weld, but if you don't know what it takes to cut the metal, prep it, and weld it, you might be better off having some one else do it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif)
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post Jan 5 2011, 01:33 AM
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All good advice. I was mig'n before I learned gas and stick, but my welds improved considerably after I learned the other techniques from an actual instructor instead of just sticking metal together. The theory that any course will teach you will help you understand whats going on and keep you safe and your work safe as well.
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post Jan 5 2011, 07:36 AM
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QUOTE(dpires914 @ Jan 4 2011, 09:48 PM) *

Thanks Dragan,
Yeah, that is what I thought. This is a Basic welding course offered at Ocean County Tech in Toms River. Their Advanced course covers Mig welding but you have to take the basic first.

I'm glad to see a fellow teener nearby. I will definitely keep you posted on my progress. I am hoping to make it roadworthy by the spring.

Thanks
Dave


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Send me a PM with contacts, I'm on vaction this week and can swing buy in Ewing - anways, I'm at Harbor freight almost once a week - and we can talk your project over. Search for "Hell hole" or rustoration and you will find a lot of good informaiton here.

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