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 Sep 19 2009, 09:10 PM
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Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 111 Joined: 21-April 05 From: McKinney, TX Member No.: 726  |
I have a question. Most of you on here are good welders. I was wondering where ya'll learned it? Do you just pick up over the yrs. or were you trained, etc?
I've played around with a stick welder more times than I remember and I've got the basic idea from welding on farm equipment, etc. However, I would like to get into MIG and TIG welding....I'm just curious where to start. |
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Sep 22 2009, 10:42 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,323 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Detroit Suburbs Member No.: 1,144 |
I got my Miller 320 TIG for $875 off ebay 4 years ago. It is old, big, heavy, and way more machine than I need (250 amps), but it was cheap and works better than I can work it.
Re: remote amp control I'd think the good welds would be equally as good for either, but I think it would be a lot harder to get consistently good welds without it. One example is at the end of a part the amps need to be turned down to keep it from getting to hot. If your butt welding pipe this wouldn't matter. |
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NU_BLUE Where did you learn to weld? Sep 19 2009, 09:10 PM
trackbird Buy a MIG first. If you can stick, you can learn t... Sep 20 2009, 05:18 AM Blainefab Take a class - community college, welding supply s... Sep 20 2009, 07:02 AM trackbird I realized that I forgot to say exactly what Alan ... Sep 20 2009, 02:48 PM TSHACK I've been thinking of taking some classes too.... Sep 20 2009, 05:57 PM prockbp I learned to weld at Tarrant County College in For... Sep 21 2009, 05:39 AM EchoMirage union trained and certified. butt welding pipe wi... Sep 21 2009, 12:52 PM Beach Cruiser My Dad taught me to TIG Aluminum at age 10, from t... Sep 21 2009, 02:54 PM mitchntx My dad taught me the basics of how to stick weld w... Sep 21 2009, 04:05 PM robz71lm7 I messed around for a while by myself(couple years... Sep 21 2009, 08:55 PM
prockbp QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Sep 21 2009, 03:55 PM)... Sep 22 2009, 01:53 AM robz71lm7 QUOTE (prockbp @ Sep 21 2009, 09:53 PM) Q... Sep 22 2009, 06:50 PM 00 Trans Ram Still learning!
I simply went and bought a go... Sep 22 2009, 02:18 PM NU_BLUE Yeah, thanks for the replies. I'm not real int... Sep 22 2009, 03:48 PM trackbird QUOTE (NU_BLUE @ Sep 22 2009, 11:48 AM) Y... Sep 22 2009, 07:59 PM 00 Trans Ram Oh, also - check Craigslist for used machines clos... Sep 22 2009, 09:03 PM mitchntx There is no one more frugal (cheap) than me.
But ... Sep 23 2009, 12:56 PM trackbird I fully agree Mitch. I wasn't slighting the ni... Sep 23 2009, 06:37 PM mitchntx QUOTE (trackbird @ Sep 23 2009, 01:37 PM)... Sep 24 2009, 01:20 AM trackbird QUOTE (mitchntx @ Sep 23 2009, 09:20 PM) ... Sep 30 2009, 02:25 PM robz71lm7 QUOTE (trackbird @ Sep 30 2009, 10:25 AM)... Oct 4 2009, 01:37 AM 00 Trans Ram Anyone have advice on a used unit? Are these the t... Sep 23 2009, 08:33 PM rpoz-29 Before I bought my mig welder, I asked the welders... Sep 23 2009, 08:56 PM Norm Peterson Couple of things that I don't think anybody ha... Sep 30 2009, 01:25 PM prockbp QUOTE (Norm Peterson @ Sep 30 2009, 08:25... Oct 3 2009, 06:00 AM robz71lm7 QUOTE (prockbp @ Oct 3 2009, 02:00 AM) Th... Oct 4 2009, 01:23 AM rdoms3800 i bought a Craftsman MIG 110v 5 years ago and it w... Sep 30 2009, 05:20 PM v7guy I learned at work, I played with the MIG during lu... Oct 4 2009, 07:56 AM DavidDymaxion I'm not usual... My first welder purchase was ... Oct 8 2009, 05:26 AM |
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