welded for the first time today

Nick167 · Apr 7, 2014

My friend kinda taught me me to weld today first time I've ever welded he said if I want to learn more with it just tell him

Nick m · Apr 7, 2014

Keep going. Good skill to have.

Nick167 · Apr 7, 2014

I thought it was I'm going to learn more into it. I also wanna learn sheetmeatal repair

MarkWV · Apr 7, 2014

good to have a mentor to show you right and wrong way, welding is practice , practice, practice..........

DeltaRed · Apr 7, 2014

Practice Practice Practice....Dream up projects(even silly ones),anything will improve your skills.

Dick2 · Apr 7, 2014

The first thing that Dad bought after we got electricity in 1950 was a heavy duty 1/2" drill; the 2nd thing that he bought was an arc welder. I started welding then when I was a sophmore in high school. Took more welding classes in college that I had a lot of fun with.

Is there a trade/tech college nearby where you could take some welding courses? It would open new opportunities for you if you could take some classes.

waltdavies · Apr 7, 2014

I did my last welding last year with my ICD I can't even get one so I guess it's back to forge and gas welder.
Can't even tune up and engine. Real bummer. Good thing I replaced the non working control on my HO train set.
Walt

mudmuckgrease · Apr 7, 2014

What kind of gear are you using? I consider myself a “beginner” also, but I know enough to appreciate a good weld. If you haven’t bought a welder yet, I would recommend a flux core wire welder – even us beginners can make a decent weld with one of those. I am looking for a good stick welder - maybe a stick/tig outfit. Most of my welds have been on 1/8 to ¼ thick mild steel, and the flux core wire welder worked well for me, but now that I have repairs to DW’s tractors, I will need to get into stick welding – looking forward to this.

Welding man · Apr 8, 2014

I have been welding almost full time for 45 years and I'm still learning. New electrodes, new processes,new problems to tackle. I guess that is why I have stayed with it so long. It is not a boring mundane job. I love to fix things that can't be fixed and have made a darn good living at it. Got a call today to go weld on a cell tower next week. Rebuilding a loader bucket tomarrow and who knows what Wednesday.

RESLLS · Apr 8, 2014

Do you have a body shop nearby? I got a couple wrinkled hoods a dozen or so years ago. Had not done any sheet work in about 25 years and was getting ready to do a quarter panel on wife's '70 Gutless.

showcrop · Apr 8, 2014

That is something I still need to do. When the guy that I used to go to told me that I needed to get my own around twenty years ago I picked up a Lincoln "tombstone" from beside the road. It came with an instruction book which I haven't gotten around to looking at yet, though I've done a lot of repairing and fabricating.

Nick167 · Apr 8, 2014

I'm not sure of the gear if i do more welding I will give updates

Pops1532 · Apr 8, 2014

If you're serious about learning to weld take some classes at a community college.
It's best to learn oxy-acetylene welding first. Become proficient with a torch and the other processes will be easier to master.

If you're interested in sheet metal repair check out metalmeet.com
There are some mega talented folks there that are eager to help.

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