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Hi Everyone, I found the forum through the youtube channel (which has been a great source of knowledge and inspiration).

I used to do a good bit of stick welding, and basic mill/lathe work in my dad's shop during and right after college. Things like 14"-24" rollers, some of them watertight, frames for small cranes, decks, etc. I learned MIG and TIG at the time, but didn't spend much time in the chair.
Now I work in Pittsburgh at a magical place called TechShop. We're an DIY shop where people can have a membership and take classes to use our equipment. We have everything from laser cutters to a big wood shop to sewing machines to welders. All Lincoln in our shop... I do jobs here and there that require different kinds of welding on various metals, but a lot of my interaction is with people who are totally new to MIG or TIG. They aren't going to become professional welders, just enthusiastic hobbyists. I like to take some time to watch them weld and give them pointers to make stronger or more attractive welds, and I pretty often learn something new myself. The tough part is knowing when not to pack their head full of knowledge; to just shut up and let them weld stuff.

Anyway, that's me in a nutshell. I hope to learn lots of good stuff from you guys.

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Welcome Gad. Glad you found us.
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Welcome to the Forum Gad. ;)
Glad you stopped by....
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Welcome to the forum Gad.
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Hi, Gad,

There's always room here for those willing to teach! After all, sharing knowledge is what this forum is about.

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Gallagad wrote:Now I work in Pittsburgh at a magical place called TechShop. We're an DIY shop where people can have a membership and take classes to use our equipment. We have everything from laser cutters to a big wood shop to sewing machines to welders.
That sounds like the coolest place ever! Any pointers on how to find a place like that in my local area? I just found a laser shop here that'll rents time on their gear, but I'd love to find a machine shop.

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Richard
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I checked out their site as I'm located ~20-25 minutes north of Pittsburgh. Their site has a list of all their locations, if that helps!

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GreinTime wrote:I checked out their site as I'm located ~20-25 minutes north of Pittsburgh. Their site has a list of all their locations, if that helps!
Holy smokes! It didn't occur to me that it was a chain of locations. It turns out, they just opened one 5 miles from me in November! I know what I'm doing tomorrow, but (cough, cough) $125 a month - wow!
http://www.techshop.ws

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Richard
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Where in Pittsburgh do you live???

I am in McCandless Twp. in the NorthHills!!!
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rahtreelimbs,
I can answer that for him, he's my son. We live in Lower Burrell.

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RichardH wrote:It turns out, they just opened one 5 miles from me in November! I know what I'm doing tomorrow, but (cough, cough) $125 a month - wow!
http://www.techshop.ws
So... freaking... cool!! I'm downright giddy after touring this place. If you're an inventor type, it's worth moving to a city that has a Tech Shop, just to have access to the amazing array of tools.

Even just for the welding area - multiple StrongHand jig tables, fume extraction, heavy MIG and TIG machines, roll-up doors, and an industrial water jet with a ~6'x12' bed. Wow!
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We played the North Hills rugby team if I remember correctly, in the middle of a fairground horse track? Maybe?

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