Look around at your local community colleges or tech trade schools for a basic
welding class. You'll get much more knowledge from that than from reading a book
and trying to teach yourself the techniques. Not that I'm opposed to books
(being a book junkie and married to a librarian!), but sometimes there is no
substitute for having an instructor look at what you are doing and giving you
feedback.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of snyler
> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 6:26 AM
> To: Datsun Roadster
> Subject: Welding (OTish)
>
>
> List,
>
> I 've been attempting to size up the looming 320 project again, and
> I'm looking at the body repair. I have a donor car that looks like it
> will provide all the patch panels I need except for rocker panels.
> Sounds great, but for the fact that I've never welded a stitch.
> Any advice on books and videos? Also, do any of you have any
> experience with some of the small MIG ready machines out there? I was
> looking at the Lincoln MIG PAK 10.
> The sheetmatal on the bed/box is heavier than I would have guessed,
> it
> looks to be 18 ga. on the box walls. The fenders are lighter (20 ga.?)
> Any thoughts?
>
> -Marc T.
>
> ==========================================================================
> Marc Tyler TDROC Sisterdale TX
> 1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
> 1965 L-320 #L320 013642
> http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/datsun_homepage.html
>
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