I am finally signed up for a welding class at a local Community College. Any suggestions as to projects I should try. The only thing I have planned right now is a fuel pump bracket to better fit the
What kind of class is it, and what is your skill level? If you have low or zero experience, I would initially focus on just learning the basics of gas, stick and wire feed welding, and then, if they
I took a similar class at my local community college about 10 years ago. We didn't do a class project, but I was only auditing the class and skipped the TIg section at the end and did my own project
Make a small patio table using square or rectangular tubing for the legs, and angle for the perimeter of the top. Cut a piece of hardiboard for the top, and then you and your wife/friend/daughter can
Make a cart for the welder you want to buy. Or you could do something like this guys stuff: http://www.recycleart.ch/index.php?st&idMehrueber=0 Have fun! _____________________________________________
Howdy, Yeah, welding cart or table would be my suggestion as a nice first project. Depends on if you have or are getting a welder for home. Mark _______________________________________________ Shop-t
What are your needs for the future? Most of the students are likely to be hoping for employment whereas as a hobbyist your needs may be different. As others have stated, they tend to use 1/8" - 1/4"
Thanks for all of the suggestions, I am going from a zero base and will be sure to let the instructor know that I need to learn sheet metal, but I am interested in some of the larger steel projects.
If you can get it to use gas, that machine is probably fine for auto sheet metal, and stuff up to 3/16" or so. Doug _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Archive: h
It can use gas, I just need ot buy the conversion kit http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lincoln-Electric-Weld-Pak-100-Wire-Feed-Welder-MIG-Conversion-Kit-K610-1/100341065 This guys has a video telling the a
Sorry I am late chiming in but building a cart is a waste of time when you can buy one from Horrible Freight for about $50. The are acceptably good. Learning to weld is smart as it is a useful and ba
I disagree...and agree. Yes, you can buy a cart for less than what you will spend on the steel and time but you will learn how to weld while building that cart. I have always from my first welder on,
Mike, I understand completely. I disagree...and agree. Yes, you can buy a cart for less than what you will spend on the steel and time but you will learn how to weld while building that cart. I have
This is just a story I am sure I've told before many times, but the experience has stuck with me. Many years ago when I was at the U of U a couple of the profs and myself enrolled in an evening auto
I had a similar experience in college. The instructor for the Strength of Materials class read the textbook to the class in a slow monotone. Students were keeping track of things like "ah", "er", and
Author: "Elton E. (Tony) Clark" <eltonclark@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 21:28:43 -0600
My instructor was super certified and even instructed welders from the Glen Rose nuke sight. One day I was carping about my school stick welder acting different from the one in the next booth. He ask