Re: Beginning welder... (OT a bit)
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03/28/14 11:18 PM
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Worked in a fab shop for a little while myself. Everything that's been said is good advice. If you get a wire feed machine, get plenty of tips, and get a good pair of diagonal wire cutters. Some of those machines you can switch gas and wire, and do aluminum, aluminum is kind of tricky, but you'd be surprised how much aluminum stuff you'll run into to fix if you have one. If you think steel gets hot when you're welding, you should check out aluminum. You can put a tiny bead on a ten foot long piece of aluminum and the other end will be like a branding iron in three seconds flat. A good metal table is easy on your knees, and makes little things easier because you don't have to hook a ground clamp to them, just lay them on the table and ground the table. Buy a bunch of assorted c-clamps and vice grips if you don't already have some, and remember, an end grinder is like the eraser on the other end of a welding machine. Stock up on grinder wheels.
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Re: Beginning welder... (OT a bit)
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03/29/14 12:37 AM
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More great advice folks, much appreciated, reading everything that has been offered, lots of well earned tips that I know you all earned, appreciate you sharing! Andy, I like that grinder=eraser analogy! Justin
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Re: Beginning welder... (OT a bit)
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VINK is there anything you can't do???
Yep,,,,,Quit smoking cigarettes.....
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Re: Beginning welder... (OT a bit)
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It is on my bucket list,,,,, for me it is when I am driving. (the smokes.......)
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