Welding, How did people learn?

[hartsiga at msu.edu (Andrew Thomas Hartsig)]

I took a class at Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, MI about 8 
years ago. It was an intro class that covered gas, arc, mig and tig welding. 
We also did a little with plasma and gas cutting. It was a really good 
overall class and covered the setup and operation of alot of machines. I 
currently have a Millermatic 180 Mig welder and a really old Miller 
Thunderbolt AC arc welder. I'd love to get a TIG but that's $$.  Dan is 
right in that the general principles between gas and tig welding are close 
but there are a few tricks to tig that gas doesn't have to deal with. 

Hope this helps! 

Andy 

Dan Bubb writes: 

> I had a mentor back when I was 20 years old that taught me a lot about cars in general including welding.
> He taught me the basics and it was pretty much just practice and reading books after that. Did that for 20 years then bought a TIG welder and have only used oxy-acetylene for cutting since then. Figured the basics were close enough between gas and TIG that I could teach myself. Well, I was right, but it took a lot more effort than I would have ever thought. 
> 
> Bear in mind that oxy-acetylene can only weld mild steel plus braze and solder. MIG and TIG can weld mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum plus perhaps a few other more exotic materials such as titanium or inconel.
> So, you might want to consider different classes if you have a particular application in mind beyond gas welding's capabilities. 
> 
> I never took a class and I'm an old dog beyond learning any new tricks, but I think it's a great idea to start out learning. 
> Dan 
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> Subject: Welding, How did people learn? 
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>> Hello list I am thinking about taking a welding class. For those of you who know how to weld, DId you take a class? How did you learn?
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>>  I was thinking about the Welding for the art and enginieering.
>>  http://www2.wccnet.edu/academicinfo/creditofferings/takingclasses/schedule/schedule.php?search_term=200709&search_discipline=WAF&search_creditonly=1
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>>  Thank you,
>>  Tony 
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