I know many of you already know how to weld. I'm sure some of you will also be surprised that someone on here doesn't know how.
My uncle welded on our farm, and every time I asked him to teach me, I got a sarcastic answer and no help. Was never allowed to touch anything in the shop (nobody was - I think it was "job security" for him).
Anyways... I'd like to learn how to weld. Not sure how hard it would be to learn what I'm looking to do, but I'd like to be able to do stuff like weld up a ground blind frame, fix a trailer frame, etc... That kind of stuff.
I know there is a ton of stuff on YouTube these days, but there are also a lot of idiots that don't know what they are doing either (for anything - fishing, firearms, welding, etc...). So I'm looking for what a real welder would consider good solid instruction - if there is such a thing for welding on YouTube or elsewhere.
Really wish I had time to attend a trade school somewhere, but I just don't have that kind of time. Full time job with only 10 days off per year, plus holidays. No sick days. So my off time is spread out at less than a day per month.
Any helpful information would be greatly appreciated, including starter equipment recommendations.
All the best,
Glenn
My uncle welded on our farm, and every time I asked him to teach me, I got a sarcastic answer and no help. Was never allowed to touch anything in the shop (nobody was - I think it was "job security" for him).
Anyways... I'd like to learn how to weld. Not sure how hard it would be to learn what I'm looking to do, but I'd like to be able to do stuff like weld up a ground blind frame, fix a trailer frame, etc... That kind of stuff.
I know there is a ton of stuff on YouTube these days, but there are also a lot of idiots that don't know what they are doing either (for anything - fishing, firearms, welding, etc...). So I'm looking for what a real welder would consider good solid instruction - if there is such a thing for welding on YouTube or elsewhere.
Really wish I had time to attend a trade school somewhere, but I just don't have that kind of time. Full time job with only 10 days off per year, plus holidays. No sick days. So my off time is spread out at less than a day per month.
Any helpful information would be greatly appreciated, including starter equipment recommendations.
All the best,
Glenn
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