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  • pantelones
    E30 Addict
    • May 2011
    • 533

    #16
    Originally posted by jaywood
    If I can I'll get some pics of the back tomorrow. Definitely Wednesday I'll have some pics.

    Yes, I do all of the steel welding with the MIG. Thanks man! If formal schooling is considered Youtube, then yes I have ;) All of my welding has been self-taught and Youtube taught.

    Good luck with that man! I would love to be certified.
    Thank you! You don't actually have to take classes to get certified if I remember correctly (you can take the test locally). Just look up the joints and positions you want to get certified in, and practice the shit out of them. Though you will NEED to test them like MrSleeve said to do.

    Personally though, I would take some sort of class at your local community college. If you want to learn TIG, take an Oxyacetylene (Gas) class. That was probably the best class I have taken as far as retaining what I learned, and learning to control the puddle/heat.

    Originally posted by mrsleeve
    Pante: I didn't want to bust his chops too bad with a look a the back side. That and you can't really see cold lap with eye all that well, allthough with the lack of heat speed he was moving at to get that rippel spaceing I would be willing to bet there is some out on the edges hidden uncer the filler metal
    Nah man, my welding teacher was a very nice and upfront asshole, and that is exactly why I learned so much from him. If someone is not doing something right, and you can teach the person how to look for, and fix there own mistakes then they will grow as a welder. I bite my tongue when I see a lot of the welding on this site, but pickachu seems like he knows what he is doing for the most part. :)
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    • slammin.e28
      שמע ישראל
      • May 2010
      • 12054

      #17
      I took a welding class at a local vo-tech school. Started out one day with oxyacetylene and went to TIG for the rest of the class. First stainless, then up to aluminium.

      Didn't do any MIG in class as it's easy enough. I do MIG all the time now at home, until I can finally get my hands on a TIG. TIG is by far my favorite though.

      Vo-tech class was the best thing I could do. Money very well spent, IMO.
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      • jaywood
        R3V Elite
        • Jul 2010
        • 4528

        #18
        I honestly don't think my city college has a welding class. I've looked. I was really excited about it, but they don't offer it

        Hehe, pikachu...that's a new one!! Thanks ;)

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