yes i have some questions....
1. im thinking about going to school for TIG welding and then other forms later.. .. but TIG first
2. how much $$$$$$$money$$$$$ do fabricators make
3. whats the best school to go to ( i live in NORWALK, southern CALIFORNIA)

i want to be on my way by JAN

how long dos the school take to be pro.

 

2. dickshit if u dont have the touch

3. no idea

4. it takes years to become a good welder, not school.


no offense but you sound like a retard.

 

to get a journeyman ticket here is 3 years apprenticeship.
you start with oxy-acetylene welding, stud welding, and work your way up to mig welding, stick welding, then finally to tig welding around the middle of the 2nd year.

i charge $75-120/hr for my portable rig, i don't have it set up for tig but i could, nobody uses tig in the field anyways really, mostly stick. i charge 75-100/hr + materials for shop fabrication. this is in central alberta though, so it's probably different where you live.

schools won't do you much good, just go look for a place that will apprentice you, you'll probably make dick all for cash while you're learning for a few years though.

 

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I went to school for welding, and it's sad but true. Unless you want to become some kind of mechanical engineer with some kind of welding back ground i would recommend going to school for welding. Find a place, work your way up, and work hard. People in trades hate people who don't work hard. It's annoying, and counter productive to have a lazy ******* working underneath you, especially when you are trying to teach them something. Keep that in mind.

 

why do people got to bash me... when i just want to be pointed in the right direction....

so the best way is to just practice

 

it really depends where you want ot go with welding. lots of smaller shops could care less about a certificate that says you can weld (like the one i am at) but you can still get paid quite well. if you want a professional career as a welder then go union. free school for the rest of your life and great benefits.

there are some places that want to see some sort of school certificate (usually AWS begginer) but that is mostly production places.(stand in one spot all day and weld 5000 of the same thing)


if you have good fab/welding skills sticking w/ a local custom/speed shop isnt a bad idea.

but if you have no experience what so ever i say go union, you will start making real money faster

 

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Maybe you should go ask the guys at Pirate4x4.com, they are a little more, how should I say, understanding

Suck it up and start welding.

 

Do a little research for your own. We can't make every decision for you. I would suggest looking for some help in your area. A union is a good start for a hint.