Thanks Len! I really don't think I'm going with one welder for all processes. I should have been more clear on the setup. I ether wanted a tig/stick and a mig welder or visa versa. Just looking for brands and setup advice. Thanks!

Hey guys I am looking at buying my first welder and would like some advice/recommendations. I would like an HF tig welder/stick but love to mig as well. I really don't want to lift arc tig everything. I love doing all the processes so would like to have the flexibility to all of them. Price isn't a ...

Guys any thoughts or experience with this? Is it worth getting if I do a little mig welding too? I don't have any experience with a spool gun.

Here is a couple of picture for the latest project that we did in the welding program I'm enrolled in. Its a Tee joint with one side Horizontal in the 2F position and the other side in the 3F position. The bottom side of the joint is my Horizontal 2F and the top side is the 3F Vertical up. We did 60...

Hey guys I have seen a lot of Jody's videos from the dvd's that I bought and on YouTube. He uses some sort of stand to weld in positions such as overhead and vertical up and also when when he filmed the 6G pipe test. I would like to get or build something like this to practice with. I am a newer wel...

Wow Thanks Mike! Yes, other than running some practice stringer beads, this is the firsts welding I've ever done. I also managed to keep the plate pretty straight from distorting. Some of the other students in my term ended up with potato chips from distortion. I also got to see what the effects of ...

http://forum.weldingtipsandtricks.com/v ... f=4&t=6701
Link with a post updating my progress in my welding program.

So here is my first project that I have completed in intro to ARC in the welding program I'm taking at Triangle Tech in Pittsburgh. Its a 6x8 3/8" pad plate. This is the first thing I have ever welded on so please feel free to give me some tips from what you can see. One side is 6010 and the ot...

Wow John thanks for the informative reply! I will definitely take your advice and start working on each small problem at a time and not everything at once. I did notice today that waiting for the puddle to form and making smaller circles or whips made my passes tighter and more consistent as far as ...

Today I struck my first arc in my welding program at school today. We used a 6010 rod set at 80 amps on 3/8 inch plate. Not as hard as I though t it would be but controlling the puddle and keeping it consistent I see will be a challenge and is going to take some practice. Any tips on puddle control ...

Hey guys new member here, names Joe. Just recently started a welding program at Triangle Tech in Pittsburgh PA this past October. So far all I have dabbled in is Oxyfuel welding but will be starting intro to ARC tomorrow learning how to strike an ARC. Hope to pick up some helpful tips and tricks on ...