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Welding advice

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I started with a cheap HF mig welder. Changed wire to good wire and lots of YouTube videos later I could get metal to stick to metal without fear of it falling apart.

After a few years i decided to upgrade to a better machine. I got a Hobart MVP 120/240. Before I tried to make my first weld I spent probably the best money I spent on welding.

Local welding supply shop had welding classes that were one on one. You could even bring your welder in and learn on it. this helped me so much, learned how to set my machine up and adjust it.

after this I build a new steel work bench with 10‘ of steel, picture frames for my wife, and some other items.

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I started with a cheap HF mig welder. Changed wire to good wire and lots of YouTube videos later I could get metal to stick to metal without fear of it falling apart.

After a few years i decided to upgrade to a better machine. I got a Hobart MVP 120/240. Before I tried to make my first weld I spent probably the best money I spent on welding.

Local welding supply shop had welding classes that were one on one. You could even bring your welder in and learn on it. this helped me so much, learned how to set my machine up and adjust it.

after this I build a new steel work bench with 10‘ of steel, picture frames for my wife, and some other items.

Untitled by Victor M, on Flickr

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Inspiring!!!
 

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I was my brother’s welder’s helper as he took my grandmother’s 1955 four door Chevy Bel Air and turned it into a hot rod a mere fifty-five years ago.

When I went to high school five years later they decided that shop classes we’re toooooo dangerous…..so much for me learning how to weld.

Life got in the way and after we had kids I disappeared twice a week and went to our local community college and took a few basic welding course at night.

When I die on my bookshelf is one of the first things that goes in the trash is two chunks of 1/4” steel and each is bent into a 90 degree angle.

They were my “coupon“ test to pass MIG welding.

In welding class after I welded two pieces of steel together they were cut into two pieces and the instructor put them in a hydraulic press and bent them at the seam.

One side was bent one way with the other one bent the opposite direction.

Any cracking, void or flaw and it was back to the booth for another two nights until you got it right.

Page # 2 - Welding is a hands eye coordination thing.

The instructor said some of his better welders have been women.

They seem to be better at It with their needle work, quilting etc.

One last thing to remeber, friends don’t weld friends trailer hitches.
 

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I have this welder. Have I ly used it once to fix my mower deck. Still need to play with it more to figure out the adjustments. The wire speed is way too high. It has good reviews, and was cheap enough to play with. The plan is to get good enough to weld in new body panels for rust repair on my 66 D100 and stepsons 98 Chevy C1500
 

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