Posted by Lanse on June 01, 2009 at 19:13:50 from (65.89.42.129):
Sorry for the sorta OT, it atleast can partain to tractors unlike some other OTs, so i guess its allright....
Ive been rolling the idea around in the back of my head for a while, and now that schools finally out i can accually persue it some. Welding seems like it would be a really useful skill for me to learn, and its something most kids dont know a thing about anyways.
Ive watched a good number of how-to videos on youtube and it doesnt look to be that hard once ya get the hang of it, but that seems to be fun part. Id really like to get good enough to do cast iron at some point....
Just from what little ive dug up online, the best i can figure is id find the most uses around here for an arc welder. The garage has both 120 and 240 volt, so im not so limited.
Classes would really hit the spot but that doesnt seem to be that much of an option...
Its not hard to track down a good used lincoln or hobart on craigslist for $100 or so... And im going to look at one tomorrow a few towns over.
Is there anything in particular to look at/for?? Wear points or anything of that nature??
My general plan...assuming one of these machines looks good enough to bring home... is to drag up a ranger full of junk from the scrap pile and figure it out through trial and error, like most things i do...
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