welders, come here

[haygood at myway.com (Brian Haygood)]

If you plan on doing relatively tricky stuff like welding something relatively thin to something relatively thick, then I suggest TIG (a.k.a. GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding).  However, probably 80% of stuff a weekend warrior car guy will do is easier to do with a MIG. A lot of that is easy to do with a "stick" or arc welder, too, but MIG is much more versitile than stick (unless you are a stick welding god).  Either one should prepare you a bit for the other.  



BH













 --- On Fri 11/11, Mark F. < mardak@gmail.com > wrote:

From: Mark F. [mailto: mardak@gmail.com]

To: rocco_phil@yahoo.com

     Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org

Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:04:51 -0500

Subject: Re: welders, come here



On 11/11/05, Phil Boeye <rocco_phil@yahoo.com> wrote:<br>> I have no welding experience.  I'd like to take a<br>> class that would benefit me for autobody work as well<br>> as parts fabrication.  Could people point out what<br>> type of welding category I need to get trained in?<br><br><br>I'd suggest taking a beginner MIG welding course.  I took a one day<br>course at a local trade college, and learned a lot.  The instructor<br>was a tool, but the practical experience was enough that I was<br>confident to tackle welding my own projects...  MIG welding is easy to<br>learn, and you can weld anything from sheet metal to aluminum (with<br>the right equipment).  Small, household current MIG welders are cheap<br>to buy as well.<br><br>Later,<br><br>Mark.<br>75<br>86<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Scirocco-l mailing list<br>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<br>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l<br>

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