thanks for all your advice every one , very helpful . I think I will Just go for it . you got to start somewhere right

yea that looks like it will do the job exactly . hmm well there goes that job but would it be to far a stretch just to weld something like that ??

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Hello all ! So as a newbie welder I finally landed my first welding job outside my regular day job. Is kind of a big deal because this first job sets the tone for the rest of my welding side hustle so I’m a little nervous but confident I can to it . The job is to weld up a new hitch attachment for a...

can someone please tell me why welding chrome heavy wall pipe is such good money ?? i Recently heard of a job at work where they had to hire some guy to weld some chrome pipe in a battery plant i work in and every one was talking about how much it cost to bring this one guy in to weld . But anyway h...

Great info guys much appreciated. well I think i will go for it still. still have a lot of homework to do I have a full time job and make decent money now . Just trying to get that side hustle money i hear welding can get you lol :lol: and my wife cringes at the price because we are at the try to sa...

Good morning fellow welders, This post will being with a scripture from the Good book "But don't begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? Luck 14:28 As a newbie in the welding ...

thanks everyone one . Yea so the Good news is the company does offer a tuition reimbursement for training , i have not yet spoke to it with my boss . so as of now I am wrapping up my welding training in about two months . I was thinking if I should invite my boss Eric to the graduation ceremony so h...

Hello everyone my names mike the company i work for is in the transportation business. I work out of a terminal driving tractor trailers all day . We are opening our own diesel shop soon for our truck drivers and i wanted to jump on that and move out from behind the wheel . Any way i talked to the d...

Also my instructor says to start the arc right in the t joint right in the middle but I'm having a hard time doing this the arc ether pools up and the top plate or the bottom plate does anyone have a idea of what I'm talking about like the arc jumps from plate to plate when I'm trying to get it to s...

Thanks everyone for your input I'm in a class with 20 other guys and I guess it's kinda hard for the instructor to get to everyone all the time anyway this was all sound advice . When I started this module I told myself okay aluminum is pretty hard i hear but if I start now I can be good later haha ...

So its a cold rainy morning here in San Antonio . Im practicing aluminum gtaw today . and im having a hard time . I know the old saying clean and clean again then when your done cleaning clean again. ive done all that and still cant seem to start off that nice shinny puddle . So the big problem im h...

hey everyone I have a 2008 dodge ram 1500 2wd single cab . 200k miles on it its a decent truck its been paid off forever now and im wondering if it can hold up as a welding truck . I know being a welding student going out and buying a 3500 is out of my budget . Is it just to small a truck to hold a ...

good morning fellow welders!! been really busy but im here to say thank you for all your support and feed back. I want to say Im so glad i found this forum i feel its one of my most important tool in my tool box sort of speak .well I got some pictures of the work i found i can hopefully can start do...

Hello fellow welders ! SO ive been welding for about 5 months and graduation is right around the corner . Im very excited to finish up and get out there to the real world and make some money !!! I currently work at a battery factor. I deliver the batteries to and from our customers as a truck driver...

thanks guys for the response!! I too am a young buck im 25 @Farmwelding I think there is money to be made but I see a light at the end of the tunnel sort of speak i really want to learn tig welding aluminum because there is a boat yard not to far from my house where they keep and work on all kinds o...

Hey fellow welders !!! I'm currently in welding school and got about 5 months left till graduation . I wanted to make a career change and get out of my current profession as a truck driver. Ive seen the strain and health concerns of long term driving . Many of my fellow drivers are 50+ years and loo...

thanks for the response guys a lathe sounds like a good idea but my school does not have one :( me and my instructor kinda left on bad terms last friday . I went on ahead and started to hand bevel the pipe coupons and he kept saying it was wrong this side was too high that side was too low this angl...

hello everyone So I am in school for welding and every other week there is something wrong with our pipe bevel . today i had to bevel two 8 inch pipes but the instructor told me the pipe bevel could not be used for the day . so im trying my best but its crazy hard to get it to near perfection . Also...

hello everyone ! I wanted to take some time to introduce myself to the welding community :) My name is mike and I have a very blessed story to share . 2015-2016 was a rough couple of years for me and now that we are coming to a close of 2016 and looking forward to a new year i wanted to take the tim...

thanks guys! ill be posting up some pics soon of my shed so you can get a idea of what im working with . I would love to practice tig at home and make some money on the side . Anyway yea its a single story shed all wood i was thinking of maybe buying a nice miller welding table or something im in th...

hello everyone i recently bought my first home and the home owner before me built a huge wooden shed in the backyard ! looks nice big swing doors and windows and a air vent with electricity outlets . I wanted to ask if anyone has ever built a welding station inside a wooden shed?? im in welding scho...