I used to love getting books on the topic I want to learn about. In this day and age, with YouTube, forums like this and Google, we seem to forget the good old text book hey.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Im looking forward to next weeks class where we get a demo on Stick welding then let loose for 3 hours on scrap metal.

Learning more about each welding process I think ill eventually own all 3 machines. They all have their uses, pro's and con's.. :

G'day everyone, Went to my first welding class last night. I have not held a MIG gun or any other welder for over 15 years. Spent about 2 hours straight MIG welding and enjoyed it. No theory at all, all practical. Put us in our own welding booth's and just let loose. We pretty much get what ever we ...

I finally stepped into the Instagram world and checked out WeldPorn, wow. I feel I'm a pretty good stainless welder, and my walking the cup skills are pretty good, but damn there are some really talented guys on there, I have never seen such consistency by hand. I'm excited I have some steam pipe c...

Looks good to me. Keep in mind im not a welder and dont even own a machine... Haha... Its great having a place like this though to bounce ideas off and get feedback from. Question : When people say it looks "Cold" and it could be a little "Hotter", does this mean more AMPS should...

WerkSpace wrote:TIG can weld the same metals as MIG. The difference is that TIG is slower and more precise.

Thanks for that. I just wasnt sure of the difference besides the convenience of MIG.

So if I wanted to have a MIG and a TIG set up in my garage, I would have to have two different types of gas also right?

not to mention welding extremely thin materials in the hands of a skilled welder I have welded aluminium flashing and once did soda cans but i have seen a guy weld a gum wrapper :shock: (steadiest hands i ever saw) So you did these things with MIG or TIG? Im assuming TIG with such thin metal like c...

G'day everyone, Im at work and day dreaming about welding like usual these days haha.. A question comes to mind and no one is here to answer it so I thought id start asking my "newbie" questions here... Besides the convenience of MIG and being able to use one handed, what can MIG do that T...

I think that learning to oxy-fuel weld 3003 definitely helped me TIG Aluminum for sure, but I don't think it was a necessity, more of a confidence booster since it's a long lost art for most anymore. I will say that if you plan on shaping metal after you're done, there really is no substitute for g...

Working on little repair jobs at home also forces you to face something you'd never face just welding for yourself - differing perceptions of what the job at hand really is. Was handed a unique repair job recently. A 50 year old, very 'hipster' set of lawn ornaments. They look like flowers, with th...

All I'm gonna say is it takes more skill and experience to run a welding business from home, then to go work at a local welding shop. You want to buy and manage thousands of dollars of equipment, insurance and permits, or just buy a lunch box? :| Unsure how far it may go. I intend to keep my day jo...

I move in a very active motorcycle/car group...where no-one seems to weld. So the moment I bought my welder, I had people asking if I could help them. Little jobs, but mean a lot to people who are stuck with no other option I guess. Seems there will be some panel work in the near future...that ough...

I move in a very active motorcycle/car group...where no-one seems to weld. So the moment I bought my welder, I had people asking if I could help them. Little jobs, but mean a lot to people who are stuck with no other option I guess. Seems there will be some panel work in the near future...that ough...

I'm pretty new to Tig welding but I like my practise to have an end use, rather than just making scrap and using up argon as I learn. So for myself I fabricate things like race stands for motorcycles, wheel balancers, and I also make repairs. I'm always repairing things for mates, but I won't weld ...

Some great advice here guys. Thanks heaps. My welding course starts in a fortnight and I cant wait. :D I used fortnight in casual conversation the other day, and the other techs looked at me like I had grown a second head lol. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Haha, old school Aussie slang here.

Some great advice here guys. Thanks heaps. My welding course starts in a fortnight and I cant wait.

Thanks for all the advice guys. Just a little background to my experience and intentions. I am 35 yrs old, work as a car salesman and am not really looking for a career change. I am a car enthusiast and have watched people make exhausts, catch cans, roll cages, tubs etc etc for years and always made...

G'day everyone, Ive been thinking about possible “money making” opportunities with welding from home. Do you make money from working from home on weekends/after hours etc by welding? I know I have a long ways to go before being confident enough to charge someone for welding (I havent welded for over...

I offer 40 hour course that introduces students to all 3 processes and then allows them to build skills with the one of their choice. During each process, I explain the advantages, disadvantages, and job opportunities related to each one. Then, if they can take additional training. Returning studen...

G’day everyone, So after all the excitement of enrolling into a welding course and dreaming of all the cool stuff ill weld in future and make etc, ive been reminded there are a few health and safety aspects about welding I need to think about. Regarding gloves, jackets, sleeves etc, what does everyo...

I think it all depends on what your career goals are, and what you want to do long term. If you are happy working at the trailer factory, then learn your wire feed and go find a job. If you are doing this as a home hobby guy, then get a mig and oxy/fuel rig and you will be able to do just about any...

I'd start off with a MIG at home. Fairly easy to master as opposed to the others. As for welding without gas, it can be done with MIG using a flux core wire. Yeh ill stick with MIG. Yeh, he didnt have the correct wire to weld gasless so had to do with a little stick welder. did the trick for what h...

Not to be a stick in the mud, but stick (SMAW), MIG and TIG, all three are arc welding. I know you mean stick welding when you say arc. Buy the MIG and as you learn you'll know better when to move on to another process, enjoy the journey. ;) Yep, understand fully what you mean. MIG is probably wher...

I'm in the "learn them all" camp :) I use them all - they each have their place. Oh I plan to learn all 3, but should I stick to one at a time while in the learning process? I think ill buy a MIG machine first and stick with that for at least 12 months before moving onto TIG. You'll think...

G'day guys, Here's a newbie question for you all. Arc, Mig, Tig. I am doing a short course that covers all 3 in general. Once i am confident enough to buy a machine and start practicing from home, should I concentrate on one method or do all 3 at once? I tend to see Arc as boring, MIG is where my at...