Actually, I'm thinking that after this one ends I'm probably done with welding classes for at least a while. There's no way I want to be taking another one in the summer time. Last night was warm and stuffy enough in there and it was only up into the mid-seventies for a high yesterday afternoon. No way to I want to spend time there in the heat of the summer.
I think I'm at a point where I need practice and experience doing what I've learned more than I need additional knowledge on how to do more and different things. I need to get my own welding room set up out at my barn so I can spend some time practicing there.
I'll never call myself a welder. I've seen the work and skill of good welders and appreciate the difference between them and me. I just want to do some things for myself that'll hold as good as a pro's work and look good enough I won't be ashamed to have a good welder see. [img]/forums/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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I just want to do some things for myself that'll hold as good as a pro's work and look good enough I won't be ashamed to have a good welder see.
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If this is the case... Wouldn't it make you a good pro ? [img]/forums/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
I think I've decided that I'm going to fore go buying a welder... I'm just going to bring my stuff up to Gary's place and let him practice on welding my stuff together.. LOL [img]/forums/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
He did say he needed the practice... right ? [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]
<font color="blue"> "I'm just going to bring my stuff up to Gary's place and let him practice on welding my stuff together" </font color>
You know ... it's amazing how many people have made me that very offer. [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
Right now I've already got a grille guard to build and a receiver hitch to install for a friend's 4x4 P/U, a new coupler and jack stand to put on another friend's snowmobile trailer and some hooks to install on yet another friend's loader bucket. I never knew I had so many friends. [img]/forums/images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]
Gary......the problem I see with some or all of those projects is that it is a lot of fab and fit-up and not many hours of welding. How about I send you an 18A D8 that a buddy has and you can practice building up the rails, rollers, sprockets and grousers with Stody Hardfacing rod? [img]/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img] That should take you till at least August. [img]/forums/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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