welding class

[bonnie&clyde]

so lately i have been wanting to learn to weld so that i would be able to work on my cars myself, i just looked online and there are so many classes to choose from, which one would yall recommend for someone just wanting to work on his car

Intro Oxyfuel Welding/Cutting
Intro Shielded Metal Arc Weld
Intro to Gas Metal Arc Welding
Intro Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

[Alex]

all of them

[sosoe]

practice at home.

[bonnie&clyde]

practice at home.

thought about doing that but i wanted to be sure im doing it right especially if im going to be welding suspension parts

[Ruffdaddy]

I would just buy a cheap arc welder and start practicing. Unless you have a decent budget I'd wait on the MIG, TIG, wire fed type welding.

[Redd]

learn to arc weld first... I believe that you need to learn that before mig..

If you wan to play around with a welder and never have, go buy some scrap sheet metal and you can come give it a whirl with my welder

[longshot]

Litsed in order of difficulty ,gas oxy acetalyne welding, mig, arc , tig really depends what you want to weld. Mig can be used for many tasks like body panels, frame work etc , arc or stick welding is usually used in structural welding as in hanging iron in buildings because of its portability and penatration potential, tig is use a lot in chassis work , headers, frames Any were you need a small strong weld we're you can control the heat when needed( aluminum or stainless ) I've Ben welding and fabricating for over 20 + years so if you need pointer or any questions hit me up.

[Sleeper]

Mig is so easy i bet my wife could learn in a day or two.

Buy a welder, get some gas and go to town.

Stick welding isnt bad, but getting it to start can sometimes be a pain. You can weld some shit with stick.

On the farm we get by with a mig for most project's are repairs.

[HenryJ]

Mig is so easy i bet my wife could learn in a day or two.

Buy a welder, get some gas and go to town.

Stick welding isnt bad, but getting it to start can sometimes be a pain. You can weld some shit with stick.

On the farm we get by with a mig for most project's are repairs.

What he said.
I bought a millermatic 135 and picked up some scrap pieces of sheetmetal. By the end of the day my welds were decent enough to not be ashamed of and I had good penetration. The technique is nothing, it's just a matter of figuring out the heat and wire feed settings mostly.
If you plan on doing chassis work, I would recommend stepping up to a 220V machine for sure. Good luck!

[junior]

I bought a 110 mig welder but using flux core wire and it's kinda difficult so I'm currently looking for a bottle to add gas so if anyone has a lead on a cheap one let me know

I was quoted 133 for 40lb bottle and 18 for gas fills.

[SEB]

I would like to learn to weld for exhaust & wanting to build a shop here in the near future & im sure welding will come in handy when I build it

[Redd]

I bought a 110 mig welder but using flux core wire and it's kinda difficult so I'm currently looking for a bottle to add gas so if anyone has a lead on a cheap one let me know

I was quoted 133 for 40lb bottle and 18 for gas fills.

adding a bottle wont help you weld better if you dont have the technique down. Gas is just a shield

Flux core is basicly like arc welding but with a mig machine. Gotta chip that slag off.

[Sleeper]

I'd say a bottle would help a beginner over flux.

With the gas i feel you get less splatter, and the noise will help you learn. Fry that bacon

[Ruffdaddy]

Is mig really easier? When I learned, mig took me a lot longer to get than arc. And arc is by far my favorite method still...granted I don't weld much anymore.

My trouble learning to mig was freezing up the feed.

I remain piss poor at TIG.

[Slo_Stng]

I bought a 110 mig welder but using flux core wire and it's kinda difficult so I'm currently looking for a bottle to add gas so if anyone has a lead on a cheap one let me know

I was quoted 133 for 40lb bottle and 18 for gas fills.

I bought a customer owned 150cf 75/25 tank filled for 150 on craigslist with good date. If you go that route make sure its not a rental/stolen tank.