Someone illustrated the necessity of some training in preparation for
welding:
>When welding steel with pure argon you will have a problem due to lack of
>carbon in the weld area which will cause the steel to be brittle.
>You should use C25 (25% C02) and buy a book on welding that discusses
>such topics.
I will take that advise a bit farther as my personal opinion:
Buying a welding rig . . .of any type . . . does not make one a competent
welder.
The best parallel I can site is that of buying a guitar. Buying a guitar
does not make one Chet Atkins. Guitar playing and welding require similar
amounts of learning and practice. While one _can_ stick two pieces of
metal together with little basic knowledge, it is very desirable to have
some grasp of what one is doing. Most vo-tech schools offer introductory
welding as a night or weekend class with competent supervision. Don't be
put off by having to start with gas welding . . . the fusion welding
principle is exactly the same and once gas welding is grasped, all other
modes fall into place.
Tony
2 quarters of welding "101", 16 hours per week , semi-competent on gas,
stick & mig.
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