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So... Any good resources for someone who wants to learn how to weld? (self.welding)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by drunkensailor to c/welding

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no experience whatsoever except i used an oxyacetylene torch and a spot welder a couple times in a shop class ages ago. long enough ago that i don't really remember wtf i was doing.

i don't have a shop or a welder so i would prefer to read / watch courses and get a decent grasp of the basics before i commit to investing cash monies. and recommends for someone just starting out would be appreciated too... particually how you deal w the heat if you are a big wuss about having a/c like me (mostly its cz i have some bad skin probs that flare up in high heat)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You can find tons of videos on YouTube. What I have been doing. Bought a wire feed from harbor freight and some scrap metal and just practicing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably going to take a Saturday class at local vocational school. My wanting to weld is just recreational, minor home repairs, and just for the hell of it

[–] drunkensailor 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Saturday class at local vocational school.

i've never looked at vocational scghools. that;s a really intreresting idea. do they let you do 1-day class stuffs?

i thought they were like normal unis except that you dind't have to go as many years and got to cut out ssome of the lame stupid ass classes that aren't directly relevant to whatever you doing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Saturday class series like 8 or 10 classes

[–] drunkensailor 1 points 2 years ago

oh ok. i get it now. thanks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Any particular videos or channels you would recommend?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Honestly I forget which ones I was watching. I just watched a bunch of different ones.

[–] drunkensailor 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You can find tons of videos on YouTube.

yeaj, i know that. but which channels are good and which ones should i avoid? i have no idea whats what