Have tried the community colleges and High Schools for 20 miles, and not one
of them offer welding anymore. I would have to cross Houston, which is
impractical, if not impossible with my work situation. I just ordered the
Richard Finch book, so for now, I will have to learn as I go.
Patton
-----Original Message-----
From: William Hook [mailto:wghook@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 9:26 PM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net; kpdii@earthlink.net
Subject: Horrible Freight Mig Welder..
Patton,
I would stongly recommend looking into what the local community college
or art studio has in the way of classes. This will show you what to
expect from a welder in relation to what your goals are before you buy
one and spend a lot of frustrating attempts at making a great weld and
not knowing if the welder is the problem or if the wire feed speed or
voltage is not settings are wrong. This unit might be just fine for
your purposes but you won't know until after you have learned how. You
also have the advantage of seeing how it is done right and being able to
ask questions... like why is it spattering rather than flowing? I
found a class in my area that taught gas as well as MIG and it was well
worth it. I would not have made good choices if I had bought first.
Good luck,
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