no experience whatsoever except i used an oxyacetylene torch and a spot welder a couple times in a shop class ages ago. long enough ago that i don’t really remember wtf i was doing.

i don’t have a shop or a welder so i would prefer to read / watch courses and get a decent grasp of the basics before i commit to investing cash monies. and recommends for someone just starting out would be appreciated too… particually how you deal w the heat if you are a big wuss about having a/c like me (mostly its cz i have some bad skin probs that flare up in high heat)

  • Bertrand "call me Butt" Kiss@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    Late to the party but I had a friend who was an expert welder spend some time teaching me to stick weld from a welder that I’d purchased. My welds look like streaks of seagull shit. I know the welder wasn’t at fault becase his welds on the same welder looked immaculate haha practice practice he told me.

    Alas my welder was destroyed in 2020 in my shed when we had a bush fire come through and took the shed out.