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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2016 15:03:01 GMT
Bought a campbell hausfeld the other day. 30 - 100 amp...mig/wire set up. Love to weld, worked for the boilermakers 8 - 9 years..For a long time I ignored getting a welder..wanted a mig type but didn't want to mess with a big bottle of argon. Now..they have the flux core..I'm running the .030 wire. Puddle sure looks small. But it does the job!! Now I've convinced myself I need an acetylene torch. I won't be working on anything over .375 or maybe .500 steel. The bottles size are manageable..Lots of hobby type torches..with 2 and 3 litre tanks. Kits are running around 250$ for bottles (unfilled) regulators and brazing..torch heads,. Figure another, what 20$ to fill these? Sent a note to lampton supply in wichita..theys to high and mighty to talk small stuff. Impression I got when I asked if they carried any of the lower amp wire welders...
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Post by blackfeather on Jan 4, 2016 1:33:05 GMT
I bought a stick welder since most of the stuff I'd do would be rusty old machinery. Still not doing as well as I'd like, I need more practice. Welding is fun though, I need to find more projects to get experience with. Mine is 225 amp maximum, it is a simple buzz box I got for $200. I didn't want to spend a lot since I didn't think I'd use it enough to justify anything more expensive.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2016 6:47:38 GMT
I so want to get into this as well.....but there's no place around to teach the fundamentals any longer it seems.
Have been to a number of farm auctions in the past few years and have accumulated a large amount of
welding rod in assorted types; some is still sealed in metal cans unopened. I'm talking hundreds of pounds worth.
Our local community college many years ago, used to have a few classes that taught the fundamentals, etc., but
then some of the administrators decided they needed to become MORE than a community college and began investing in
buying up properties outside the county for satellite branches and subsequently a few years ago, the old signs came
down and the new ones went up announcing that they were now a "university".....and the voc-tech stuff disappeared to be
replaced by more computor programming and related fields. Disappointing for a community where we pay taxes to support it,
but a lot of us old timers are being phased out from using the facilities like we once did. And there doesn't seem to be anything to replace it.
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Jan 4, 2016 14:07:49 GMT
Welding can be a very high paying trade. I know a guy who has certifications I didn't know existed. He travels the world working on nuclear submarines, doing refits and repairs. Makes around $75/hr, works when he wants to, and sees the world on someone else' dime.
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Post by M5Farms on Jan 4, 2016 14:33:39 GMT
When I was about 10yrs old my uncle showed me how to set the lincoln buzz box and showed me a pile a scrap metal told me to start sticking stuff together. I have had no formal training but can weld pretty good. I still use that same buzz box. I bought a cheap flux core welder several years ago and wore it out then I upgraded to a bigger cheap flux core welder and use it all the time. As with anything practice is what makes you better. I still read a lot and am always learning more about welding and I really enjoy it. I would guess I weld a couple hrs a week all total. I get home a lot of days and find a piece of equipment in front of my barn that some neighbor needs welded. If I decided to embark on a new career I would go to school to be a welder in a heartbeat
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