I'm interested in learning to weld. Did you guys teach yourselves or take classes, what are some good ways to learn? All help is greatly appreciated.

 

modern welding school..

 

i got a welder and started welding. but my dad used to own a welding shop so i got a few tips from him.

 

picked up a torch and started tig'n with some tips from my boss

 

my brother bought a welder and when he was at work i played with it, then i went to a welding school that only taught me stick because i only went for a semester. SO basically with mig i taught myself. Ive never tigged.

 

I got a welder for christmas and then taught myself. I still wanna take some classes to learn how to TIG and get a feel for it.

 

fathers mig was always in the garage. started using it while he was asleep as a ten year old. started secretly using former employers tig at 15. i set up our tig last year and taught myself/read books.

 

Completely self taught. Tig and mig, alum and steel.

 

high school stick welding. Then picked up a mig. Only do it like 4-5 times a year. So yea, I still suck. I am better at stick welding than mig.

 

i was stuck in a situation where i needed to finish a car...and our old welder was on vacation. the car HAD to be done...so i picked up a few peices of scrap metal...and started tigging. the car got done...and since then ive built entire turbo kits. its fun....my favorite part is that no matter how good you get (im far from that point yet) but there is ALWAYS room for improvement.

 

Self taught. the internet is a wonderful resource of information. I read anything and everything about tig welding , then i bought one , and gained hands on experience.

 

I took welding for 1.5yrs in high school, where we did oxy-acetylene, mig, and about 90% of it was stick. I then went to a vocational pipe welding school. Five months there, and I was out working my first job as a journeyman pipewelder.

Self-teaching is ok for hobby stuff, especially when you consider the help and advice you can get from others, even online. However, if you want to weld for a living, or make it part of your job...or if you are wanting to be really good, I'd suggest starting with an evenig class at a local school. Then, after verifying that you like it, and getting started, look into more classes or a vocational school.

Basically, if you wanna be really good or weld for a living, go to school...and find a good one, not one where the teacher can tell you how, but can't show you.

 

I taught myself MIG, then I took TIG at a tech. school. But in order to take TIG, you had to either have completed, or be enrolled in MIG. SO..........I was pissed, because I knew how to MIG already, but I will tell you, I learned a ton more about MIG, and my MIG skills got alot better.
So I agree with Engloid, a good school can teach you alot more then you think, even if you already weld.

 

My dad showed me how.. and I practiced a shitload!

 

self taught TIG welding aluminum. I've spent more time in the hospital than I've spent MIG welding :-P Never done oxy/acetylene or stick. I know...I'll get around to it soon.

 

SOHN. School of Hard Knocks.

 

self taught from lots of books.

 

i took metal shop in highschool and just did stick welding with drag rods nothin good i'm about to buy a welder and learn how to mig and tig weld

 

im going to welding school next year to get my cirt. I learned from a mechanic at a local shop, he took the time to show me step by step and then I bought my own mig, and now im about to buy a tig.