Re: Welding, what do you know?

Posted by Lucky 1 on
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It is difficult to answer this question.

Buying a welding machine is not the first step to creating or repairing metal.
Welding class is the first step, with hands on instruction.

You can look at YouTube videos, but many of the videos skip many important safety and technical issues.
It is unregulated and often incorrect information, or incomplete information.
Some of the videos are very good but each one is only one small part of the picture and leaving out any part of the welding training can lead to a disaster.

The first step to learning about welding is to take a class in beginning welding at your local junior college or trade school.

One of the first things you learn in a welding class is how to properly take care of and use welding gases and regulators. How to turn them on and how to turn them off and other important information about welding gases and regulators.


Many people just go down to HF or other big box store and buy a welding machine.
IF you insist on doing that at least go to a real welding store so that when you buy a machine you can get your questions answered. But now days many of the sales people at some of these welding stores have no welding training.
Some of the welding sales personal were welding their entire life and had professional training.
A little hit and miss, but it is much better than any big box store.

Never weld a motorcycle frame if you have not had training! Someone may buy that motorcycle and get
hurt or killed on it.
It is not just the welding that needs to be done properly, but the design of that weldment.
How it was prepared and beveled or reinforced.

If you build a tank and do not construct the joints properly and you try to repair it could cause an explosion.
Never weld on a tank that has had a petroleum product in it ,
no matter how clean you think you washed it out.

If you are going to learn to weld take a beginning welding class.

BTW...I am a certified welder and welding inspector.
I have spent most of my life TIG welding in
addition to learning all of the other welding processes.

If you have a specific welding question ask but it would be better to post your question on
www.weldingweb.com