Welding, How did people learn?

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I actually learned in HS during my metal shop class, and then some in auto
shop too.
then after HS being a maintenance tech I did all kinds of welding on our
heat treatment fixtures.

practice practice practice.
I used to be pretty good, but now that i rarely weld my welds look like crap
again for a few minutes


On 8/1/07, Andrew Thomas Hartsig <hartsiga@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I took a class at Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, MI about 8
> years ago. It was an intro class that covered gas, arc, mig and tig
> welding.
> We also did a little with plasma and gas cutting. It was a really good
> overall class and covered the setup and operation of alot of machines. I
> currently have a Millermatic 180 Mig welder and a really old Miller
> Thunderbolt AC arc welder. I'd love to get a TIG but that's $$.  Dan is
> right in that the general principles between gas and tig welding are close
> but there are a few tricks to tig that gas doesn't have to deal with.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Andy
>
> Dan Bubb writes:
>
> > I had a mentor back when I was 20 years old that taught me a lot about
> cars in general including welding.
> > He taught me the basics and it was pretty much just practice and reading
> books after that. Did that for 20 years then bought a TIG welder and have
> only used oxy-acetylene for cutting since then. Figured the basics were
> close enough between gas and TIG that I could teach myself. Well, I was
> right, but it took a lot more effort than I would have ever thought.
> >
> > Bear in mind that oxy-acetylene can only weld mild steel plus braze and
> solder. MIG and TIG can weld mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum plus
> perhaps a few other more exotic materials such as titanium or inconel.
> > So, you might want to consider different classes if you have a
> particular application in mind beyond gas welding's capabilities.
> >
> > I never took a class and I'm an old dog beyond learning any new tricks,
> but I think it's a great idea to start out learning.
> > Dan
> >
> > From: "Neptuno" <neptunonc@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Scirocco-L" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 11:15 AM
> > Subject: Welding, How did people learn?
> >
> >
> >> Hello list I am thinking about taking a welding class. For those of you
> who know how to weld, DId you take a class? How did you learn?
> >>
> >>  I was thinking about the Welding for the art and enginieering.
> >>
> http://www2.wccnet.edu/academicinfo/creditofferings/takingclasses/schedule/schedule.php?search_term=200709&search_discipline=WAF&search_creditonly=1
> >>
> >>  Thank you,
> >>  Tony
> >>
> >>
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