Extremely new to welding and dont know a thing. i have 2 choices i got to my local community center and take a 8 week course for $250 and they teach me the basic's or go to a credited school for a year and a half and get my full welding liscence and card?I want to start making intercooler's this is why i need to know how to weld.Trying to get enough info before i start what kind of welder would weld an intercooler and end tanks?

 

u need a tig welder with AC. most (if not all) intercoolers are aluminum. or you could use a mig with AC i suppose. my suggestion would be to take the 8 week course first. you can test it out to see if u like it. if you do then take the other course. if you dont like it, do something else. but i'm guessing the credited course costs a lot more and if you dont like it then youre screwed. i'm taking non-credit welding courses right now. i was new to welding also and i basically passed all the tests half way through the classes. it was supposed to be an arc and oxy-ace course but now i am doing mig and tig. theres other people that have spent 18 hours just trying to lay a decent bead. some people just dont have the ability to weld with their hand-eye coordination. its good to take an arc course first because you get to know the basics. its easier and you get the feel for welding

 

OT but still a question. How does one making a roll cage weld 360 degress around the roof area of a car?

 

Thanks for the help.Now would intercooler's be gas or electric welding?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SHAGGY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">OT but still a question. How does one making a roll cage weld 360 degress around the roof area of a car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

do you mean weld the area of the tubes 360 ?

 

Either cut the roof off or more common weld the halo to the main hoop before welding the main hoop in the car, or the new rules allow for a 75 or 80% weld with a gusset to be used.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by phat51 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Either cut the roof off or more common weld the halo to the main hoop before welding the main hoop in the car</TD></TR></TABLE>

or drop the entire assembly down thru holes cut in the floor.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Doctor CorteZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do you mean weld the area of the tubes 360 ? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes I do, after rereading what I said it does sound wrong.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SHAGGY &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Yes I do, after rereading what I said it does sound wrong.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I knew what you meant.

I remove the winshield and cut holes in the floor and drop the cage down , that allows me to get all the way around to weld the downtubes to the halo.

the attachment plates cover up the holes in the floor by design.

 

What happened to my threat?Can anyone help me with my second set of questions?