Learning to weld

[flip]

I want to learn how to weld. I've got lots of friends with welders and am looking for some small project ideas to get started welding.

Any ideas?

[JTA021]

do your exhaust, get some 3in pipe and some random elbows and stuff and make it!
or just grab two pieces of metal and weld away!!!!! ill teach ya if your ever round here

[flip]

do your exhaust, get some 3in pipe and some random elbows and stuff and make it!
or just grab two pieces of metal and weld away!!!!! ill teach ya if your ever round here

Good idea.

How do you go about measureing and stuff like that to get the pieces in the right shape/place?

[santacruz77]

its easy to weld but making pretty welds is a whole diffrent story but my new project is making a grill with a empty kep but g/l

[MrBojangles]

yeah i'd start with just flat cut outs of mild steel or w/e you plan on welding. i've been thinking quite a while of buying something like a lincoln mig-140 pro, something that can use flux core wires and learning myself.

[JBS13]

Yea i also want to learn how to weld. That shit seems useful. Let me know if theirs anything i should know

[JTA021]

when doing an exhaust the easiest way to do it is honestly just holding stuff up and seeing where you should put in a bend. at least thats how ive always done it. I hang out at Pauls Custom Exhaust alot (he sponsors me) and thats how he does it too. but i would def. practice before you start trying to weld an exhaust. lol

[1800DialKyle]

Yo you know dominic has his mig and i am about to get that pipe bender so lets make an exhaust and attempt to make some intercooler piping :)

[flip]

Yeah we need to go play with that... :yes:

[Infinite]

first practice heat and puddle control on flat stock... getting the feed and amp settings right is the biggest part (mig welders suck ass by the way)
then try to butt-weld two pieces of flat stock together.

im not even gonna try to teach you to tig, lol
thats for me to do

[JTA021]

first practice heat and puddle control on flat stock... getting the feed and amp settings right is the biggest part (mig welders suck ass by the way)
then try to butt-weld two pieces of flat stock together.

im not even gonna try to teach you to tig, lol
thats for me to do

totally disagree about the mig welders. maybe its not the welder... you just cant weld. haha jk

and ill teach you how to tig, mig, steel, alum. anything you want flip. lol

[Infinite]

i like to have complete control over puddle size,. heat, etc

the only thing i use a mig for is to tack big parts together... thats about it

[Infinite]

speaking of which.... i need a bandsaw and a mig to tack my downpipe together... then you can tig it together for me :p

[JTA021]

ok

[Infinite]

do oyu have a mig and bandsaw near each other? lol
and bends nigga i need one 3" 304 u bend.. maybe 2 if i want to make a whole new downpipe and not just an extension

[flip]

I will learn :)

[JTA021]

i have anything you need at work. lol but... they have to stay at work. i have a mig and sawzall (spl??). i actually could prolly bring a bandsaw home. and ill look around for the u bends... i dont think we have 3... just 2 1/2... ill look though.

no ned for tig if you are good enough at mig! lol jk tig is the way to go on stainless

[Infinite]

dude i'll trailer the car there.... i need 3"... you dont put 2.5" piping after a gt3537. lol

i just need to get it tacked together