Welding

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Anyone here weld at all? How hard was it to learn? What equipment do you use/did you get?

-AndrewP ---------------------- Per solitudinem ardere in remedium formidinis dictitabat. 'It is often said that the best remedy for fear is to burn alone.'

May 8 2005 8:13PM

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TwinTipRider

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man im addicted to welding its an art form to me .. you can do so much stuff with metal a welder and a tourch .. im building a chopper pedle bike rite now ill post pics in a cupple weeks when im done .. as for as it goes for learning i picked up on it quick for a mig welder .. arc is alot harder and oldfashion hope you get into it

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May 9 2005 9:34AM

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rodadeaco

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I work in a welding shop. Theres a number of different ways to weld, MIG, TIG, Arc, Oxy-Acetylene. The easiest and most versatile would be MIG. As for equipment, we have a number of different welders at our shop, 3 MIGs (2 of which have aluminum guns), 1 TIG, and a Arc. Do you weld, or are you looking to start welding?

May 9 2005 9:36AM

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tremblantripper

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MIG is super easy to pick up, i took welding at school this year, its defintely a cool skill to have, plus its super fun

May 9 2005 2:16PM

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rodadeaco

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^ and handy for building rails.

May 9 2005 2:22PM

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p-lin101

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i really wanna learn how but my school doesnt have a metal shop that i can take and learn in and im not gonna randomly go buy a torch and experiment so ill just keep mastering woodwork

If I tried that my kingpin would get stuck in one of the holes and id fly 357 degrees celcius and die- Mat(Deafboy)

May 9 2005 3:42PM

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TheQuailman

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Is it possible to weld at home or do you need a shop with full equipment. Can you take lessons anywhere, becuase my school doesn't have.

Jan 12 2006 5:35PM

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Freestyla_01

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I'm thinking of taking some classes on this later on.
I have a couple friends that do it.
One makes crazy money now, and is only a level 1, going for level 2 at the moment.

Jan 18 2006 4:18AM

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