Welding classes

[poolmike]

Originally Posted by den9

free too

You suck.


Anywho, now I will have to find a higher power mig welder. Something better than my current 120volt Lincoln. My old school Lincoln Tombstone arc welder rocks. I can do some crazy thick stuff with that.

[yellow2000S/R]

My welder is rated up to 5/16" which is plenty enough for anything I have plans for.

One of the instructors in I think Street Rod teaches Lincoln classes. Im going to take that or find out where I can take that class so I can be Lincoln welding certified in addition to my I-Car certification.

[den9]

at work i got a big ass miller 220 volt stick welder, pretty old, dont know much about it
and i got another one thats generator powered, but its alot smaller. we probaly use it only 2 jobs a year

at the union school they just got a new building, with 20 brand new welders/booths
i think we will do some vertical and overhead stuff.

they said if your employer doesnt check you off for doing any welding that year, u have to get recertified, so i think u have to do it once a year to keep ur certification up to date

[77F-150]

i have a d1.1 and its good for life

[poolmike]

My last class tonight. I would recommend this class to anyone interested in welding. The main focus is stick welding, since it the most common. I have been using the MIG machines for the past 6 classes. Great stuff.

Almost everything that I welded in the past was done wrong, and almost all info. that I picked up from non-pro weldors was wrong also.

Now I can weld with confidence and feel safe driving my Jeep when it is done! I can almost make prettier welds with the stick welder than I can with the mig(on heavier metal, of course).

Maybe I'll go get certified next.

[420sx]

I took the welding program at Middle Bucks Institude of Technology for a year. Because I only took it for a year (3 year program), I worked at my own pace, and learned much more than others who took the class for a year. I learned Stick, Mig, oxy fuel cutting, oxy fuel welding, oxy fuel brazing, and some serious fabrication skills.

I recommend it. Youll learn a lot.

[poolmike]

^^ I did hear that the Middle Bucks program is excellent.

[zerioustt]

grats man...i def would like to do this.

[yellow2000S/R]

I'm finally graduating WyoTech December 21st. 15 months, and many thousands of dollars later... and I feel it was almost all worth it (didnt think the ASM class was really worth it). I love the Chassis Fab class which is my final class and what I am currently in.

[den9]

i didnt realize u took the class, how many hours total was it? i think im on my 8th class, 24 hours total, so far so good, they make us do 6010 then 718 for everything, and the 6010 are effin horrible, i hate using them, all they do is splatter. still got alittle under 140 hours left!

[SovXietday]

I want to take this class soooo bad.

[poolmike]

Originally Posted by den9

i didnt realize u took the class, how many hours total was it? i think im on my 8th class, 24 hours total, so far so good, they make us do 6010 then 718 for everything, and the 6010 are effin horrible, i hate using them, all they do is splatter. still got alittle under 140 hours left!

ahh come on. I can 6010 sheet metal and make it look good. The 18's are awesome. So clean.

[enigma]

6010 is the tits, it can weld through just about anything, but 7018 makes a "prettier" looking weld. If you want a good time, try the hi-nickle rod, it will drive you crazy! Its funny, i learned stick first, TIG second and MIG last. Give me a few mitues with any and i am back in the groove, like riding a bike.
But generally speaking, welding it like finish painting, cleanliness is godliness, and technique is the key.