You should run classes there Craig - your guys do some beautiful work!
BC - I took classes for arc, mig ang tig to learn from scratch. Neither one was much harder than the other, except that we did some tig on aluminium which took more care.
Tig was the most rewarding I found - when you got it right it was a good feeling. Very precise and less chance of burning through or heat distortion.
A key factor is whether or not you are going to weld ally I suppose.
I bought a WIA mig, 180 amps from memory. No inverter, no bells and whistles. Love it, glad a went that way.
Built myself a box trailer as a test of my new skills. All good. I built a 10mx6m steel pergola with gasless wire too - no problems at all...
A basic tig will be next tho.
All this is prefaced with - I am a complete hack! Others may have different advice!
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Originally Posted by 400TT
Greg, you are more than welcome to drop in and chat with my lead fabricator. He is an expert, but still a very grass roots type of guy and I know he would be able to provide you with some useful advice.
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