Thinking of taking welding course...input?
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Thinking of taking welding course...input?
Due to my past college not sending transcripts in time i got shut out of my needed classes this semester and only taking 2 classes instead of 6...so i have ALOT of free time on my hands. A local welding school that is supposibly very good ( http://www.modernwelding.com ) offers a comprehensive TIG welding course that i am interested in. The course is 4 weeks/105hrs and costs $1200 for everything (tuition, materials, books, etc) Has anyone taken something similar? Would it be a good idea?
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Total newbie when i took a welding class at my local career center for HS'ers, but now I can lay a nice beed in MIG. I tried TIG for a night, and boy...get ready for the LONG hall if you wanna be able to do it well.
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Re: Thinking of taking welding course...input? (Mpir3)
I know its not what you are considering, but I went to Carolina Motorsports Tech Center down in Conover NC. Its really a training school for NASCAR, but Mark and Danny were a great help to me, and great teachers to boot. I took a 2 month course, and it was around $1200 (but then you need food and housing) but it was welding and fabrication. They let me bring my car down too, and put a cage in that instead of building a cage for one of there Hooters cars. 
they teach Tig and Mig
they teach Tig and Mig
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Re: Thinking of taking welding course...input? (Mpir3)
I've been taking a couple of welding classes a semester at a local community college. Next week I start TIG. Bonus: classes are cheap - with a ton of shop time. The drawback is it's not automotive / racing specific. Eventually I'll get a welding certificate of some kind!
If you've got the cash- Lincoln offers an amazing course in motorsports welding. http://www.lincolnelectric.com...l.asp
So as it's been said any education is a good thing- if you get certification from it - even better. I disagree with fab1- any chance I get to learn something is never wasted.
If you've got the cash- Lincoln offers an amazing course in motorsports welding. http://www.lincolnelectric.com...l.asp
So as it's been said any education is a good thing- if you get certification from it - even better. I disagree with fab1- any chance I get to learn something is never wasted.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fab1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">classes are good only if you are going to take all the classes they offer from begginer to advanced courses. otherwise dont waist your time!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Agreed. Don't start off with a Tig course if you've never welded before.
I've been taking welding classes at my local community college for 3 years now. I first started off with an Arc welding class. They started us off using E6010 on steel plate. Anyone that Arc welds can tell you it's tough to get a nice looking bead with that rod, especially as a beginner. After half of a semester using E6010 our instructor let us use easier rods like E7018 and E6013. Our instructor explained to us that he wanted us to do the hard things first so everything else would seem easier. That works for some people but not all, it can be very discouraging if you're not the type of person that really wants to learn how to weld.
After that class I took an advanced Arc welding course that dealt with out-of-position welding (overhead, vertical, blind). During the Arc welding classes we were also taught the proper ways to use an Oxy-Acetylene torch, different welding terms, rod designations, safety techniques, etc. I felt that arc welding was a very good base for my next courses.
My next course was a beginners Mig/Tig/Brazing course. We were taught the basics of those three processes and I felt that with having Arc welding already under my belt it made Tig welding much, much easier. Most people that went straight to Tig welding were having a tough time laying any sort of a bead. I did Mig (easy) for about two weeks before I went back to get better at my Tig skills. We were then taught how to braze and solder. For the advanced Mig/Tig/Brazing course I just focused on Tig welding different materials/thicknesses/angles.
I've also taken a Visual Inspection of Welds course and plan on taking a few different Non-Destructive Testing and Metallurgy courses.
If you want to make real money welding you're going to have to know more than just how to weld.
Agreed. Don't start off with a Tig course if you've never welded before.
I've been taking welding classes at my local community college for 3 years now. I first started off with an Arc welding class. They started us off using E6010 on steel plate. Anyone that Arc welds can tell you it's tough to get a nice looking bead with that rod, especially as a beginner. After half of a semester using E6010 our instructor let us use easier rods like E7018 and E6013. Our instructor explained to us that he wanted us to do the hard things first so everything else would seem easier. That works for some people but not all, it can be very discouraging if you're not the type of person that really wants to learn how to weld.
After that class I took an advanced Arc welding course that dealt with out-of-position welding (overhead, vertical, blind). During the Arc welding classes we were also taught the proper ways to use an Oxy-Acetylene torch, different welding terms, rod designations, safety techniques, etc. I felt that arc welding was a very good base for my next courses.
My next course was a beginners Mig/Tig/Brazing course. We were taught the basics of those three processes and I felt that with having Arc welding already under my belt it made Tig welding much, much easier. Most people that went straight to Tig welding were having a tough time laying any sort of a bead. I did Mig (easy) for about two weeks before I went back to get better at my Tig skills. We were then taught how to braze and solder. For the advanced Mig/Tig/Brazing course I just focused on Tig welding different materials/thicknesses/angles.
I've also taken a Visual Inspection of Welds course and plan on taking a few different Non-Destructive Testing and Metallurgy courses.
If you want to make real money welding you're going to have to know more than just how to weld.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 10-94-55 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Agreed. Don't start off with a Tig course if you've never welded before.
I've been taking welding classes at my local community college for 3 years now. I first started off with an Arc welding class. They started us off using E6010 on steel plate. Anyone that Arc welds can tell you it's tough to get a nice looking bead with that rod, especially as a beginner. After half of a semester using E6010 our instructor let us use easier rods like E7018 and E6013. Our instructor explained to us that he wanted us to do the hard things first so everything else would seem easier. That works for some people but not all, it can be very discouraging if you're not the type of person that really wants to learn how to weld.
After that class I took an advanced Arc welding course that dealt with out-of-position welding (overhead, vertical, blind). During the Arc welding classes we were also taught the proper ways to use an Oxy-Acetylene torch, different welding terms, rod designations, safety techniques, etc. I felt that arc welding was a very good base for my next courses.
My next course was a beginners Mig/Tig/Brazing course. We were taught the basics of those three processes and I felt that with having Arc welding already under my belt it made Tig welding much, much easier. Most people that went straight to Tig welding were having a tough time laying any sort of a bead. I did Mig (easy) for about two weeks before I went back to get better at my Tig skills. We were then taught how to braze and solder. For the advanced Mig/Tig/Brazing course I just focused on Tig welding different materials/thicknesses/angles.
I've also taken a Visual Inspection of Welds course and plan on taking a few different Non-Destructive Testing and Metallurgy courses.
If you want to make real money welding you're going to have to know more than just how to weld. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I understand all that....thing is:
1) i have no interest in "making" money welding.
2) The only welder i have access to is a tig (father used to be a NYS certified welder, engineers union, etc...hes locked up now and i can have his old welder, which is a tig)
3) I only have 1 semester of "free" time. Once Jan. comes i'll be back in school full time and won't have any time to complete a course like this.
Agreed. Don't start off with a Tig course if you've never welded before.
I've been taking welding classes at my local community college for 3 years now. I first started off with an Arc welding class. They started us off using E6010 on steel plate. Anyone that Arc welds can tell you it's tough to get a nice looking bead with that rod, especially as a beginner. After half of a semester using E6010 our instructor let us use easier rods like E7018 and E6013. Our instructor explained to us that he wanted us to do the hard things first so everything else would seem easier. That works for some people but not all, it can be very discouraging if you're not the type of person that really wants to learn how to weld.
After that class I took an advanced Arc welding course that dealt with out-of-position welding (overhead, vertical, blind). During the Arc welding classes we were also taught the proper ways to use an Oxy-Acetylene torch, different welding terms, rod designations, safety techniques, etc. I felt that arc welding was a very good base for my next courses.
My next course was a beginners Mig/Tig/Brazing course. We were taught the basics of those three processes and I felt that with having Arc welding already under my belt it made Tig welding much, much easier. Most people that went straight to Tig welding were having a tough time laying any sort of a bead. I did Mig (easy) for about two weeks before I went back to get better at my Tig skills. We were then taught how to braze and solder. For the advanced Mig/Tig/Brazing course I just focused on Tig welding different materials/thicknesses/angles.
I've also taken a Visual Inspection of Welds course and plan on taking a few different Non-Destructive Testing and Metallurgy courses.
If you want to make real money welding you're going to have to know more than just how to weld.
</TD></TR></TABLE>I understand all that....thing is:
1) i have no interest in "making" money welding.
2) The only welder i have access to is a tig (father used to be a NYS certified welder, engineers union, etc...hes locked up now and i can have his old welder, which is a tig)
3) I only have 1 semester of "free" time. Once Jan. comes i'll be back in school full time and won't have any time to complete a course like this.
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