[AT] Welding Advice

[charlie hill]

Spencer, around here a lot of guys do exactly that when they want to build a 
trailer or
something.  They'll sign up for the beginning class, burn a few rods that 
the school
provides and then spend the rest of the class building their project.  With 
that said,
the class I took really didn't teach you much about welding.  The guy showed 
you where
the rods were and might help you set and fine tune the welding machine and 
you were
on your own.  Practice makes perfect.  He was there to answer questions and 
for folks
that really wanted to learn the trade they had more advanced classes.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Spencer Yost
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 1:19 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Welding Advice

IMHO the best way to jump in is to take class at the adult continuing 
education section of the local community college.   Best part is they have 
all the machines and you can decide for yourself which method (SMAW or 
GMAW - Mig or stick) you like best, which tools are a must have to start, 
safety, etc.   plus usually you can work on your own project in the last 
half of the semester; and they will have the cutting and fabrication 
equipment that will allow you to fab parts quickly and easily so you can 
concentrate on learning to weld.


Most instructors are retired and pretty knowledgeable and experienced too.


Good luck!

Spencer

> On Feb 9, 2015, at 12:55, Ray Trimble <farmall_1947 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Many of you on the list are welder, I have never welded and in my late 
> 60's, I thought you could give me
> some pointers. My object is to learn something new and do some light 
> welding, I would never do a job that
> would be dangerout if the weld failed.
>
> What would be the best to start out on arc, mig, tig, etc
> What would give me the most bang to the buck?
>
> I have seen this rule on other stuff, that the cheapper a thing is, it 
> takes more exsperance to make it work,
> is this true in welding?
>
> Please fill in on other things I need to know>
>
> Ray
> farmall h
> farmall cub
> Jd b
> jb mt
> ac d12
> massy 75
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