Welding Tips and Tricks

Hello I am from East Texas, and I am in High School. I have been stick welding for a little over a year now, and I absolutely love it. I like welding so much, I went and bought a 1982 Lincoln Idealarc 250 250, to add a dc welder to our welder collection. I mostly build things out of oil field pipe, because it it cheap and abundant, but I also feel it is more challenging than square tubing or angle iron. Some things I have built:

Very cool, what exactly are we looking at, a firewood rack or something? Oh yeah welcome to the forum!

Welcome abroad. Another high school student now that is down thing-what year you in. In a junior up here in southern Wisconsin.

Wish I could get some scrap pipe cheap around here

Jess, welcome to the forum.

Woodbutcher wrote:Very cool, what exactly are we looking at, a firewood rack or something? Oh yeah welcome to the forum!

H braces for the first 2 photos, and firewood racks for the rest.

Farmwelding wrote:Welcome abroad. Another high school student now that is down thing-what year you in. In a junior up here in southern Wisconsin.

Wish I could get some scrap pipe cheap around here

I'm a Freshmen in High School. I really hate it and just want to be outside doing things like welding.

Mike wrote:Jess, welcome to the forum.

Thanks!

Jess wrote:

Farmwelding wrote:Welcome abroad. Another high school student now that is down thing-what year you in. In a junior up here in southern Wisconsin.

Wish I could get some scrap pipe cheap around here

I'm a Freshmen in High School. I really hate it and just want to be outside doing things like welding.

What do you hate about it?

Farmwelding wrote:

Jess wrote:

Farmwelding wrote:Welcome abroad. Another high school student now that is down thing-what year you in. In a junior up here in southern Wisconsin.

Wish I could get some scrap pipe cheap around here

I'm a Freshmen in High School. I really hate it and just want to be outside doing things like welding.

What do you hate about it?

The teachers, they are the type that say you won't get anywhere without a college degree. They don't understand a welding school I just don't like being in that building all day long, I feel like being outside doing something that interest me. But there are a lot of things in life we just don't like. Nothing we can do about it, just have to make the best of it.

Well Jess, I am here to tell you along with every one else on here that take what you can from school-if you don't like learning find someway to like it or at least get something so it isn't a waste. What you learn at school is valuable to no end-every one wants you to get a four year degree no matter where you go-get used to it. Just learn to find a way to enjoy something you have to do-trust me it helps

Farmwelding wrote:Well Jess, I am here to tell you along with every one else on here that take what you can from school-if you don't like learning find someway to like it or at least get something so it isn't a waste. What you learn at school is valuable to no end-every one wants you to get a four year degree no matter where you go-get used to it. Just learn to find a way to enjoy something you have to do-trust me it helps

I always try to! Thanks!