Hi mate
never welded before the course, after the first night I was ready to chuck it all in. Never thought id get the hang of it, but went back and it soon clicked. I am a engineer by trade so have spent all me working life working with metal . Weather this makes a differance or not I cant say. I cant remeber how much the course was but it wasnt mega money no more than a couple of hundred, again not sure how long it was definatly no more than 10 nights/weeks.
The course taught us how the basics of how to weld and the basics of penetration and technic. This was when the internet was in its infancy and knowledge was thin on the ground, now theres
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Which is a great re-source, always found people very helpful on there. Again I cannot stress how much a industrial mig in a nice warm classroom will complement your welding . Welding on the drive in winter with a portable welder on the end of a extension lead adds a whole new angle to it
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Not sure how competent I was when it came to welding my van. My van cost me £600 its never going to be a show winner , it doesnt matter what it looks like to me but its cost me nothing to weld it . It needed a lot and it was probably a good way of learning but Ive made lots of mistakes . With the help of metalmickey, dugcati and many more members off here I got there in the end. Still not finished welding but I no longer fear rust and holes as now possess the ability to cure them
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Get stuck in make mistakes learn from them. Best advice I can give.
James
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