Welding Tips and Tricks

i'm glad to join this forum few mins ago, i have been watching welding tips and tricks videos for over a year on youtube without having any clue about this forum.

i have a lil problem and i will need the best experienced advice on it. i have been welding stick for over eight years in Nigeria where i come from, i can run 6G pipe without much stress and proficient in structural welding but thats all i know....but now i'm a resident of Webster Tx, USA for the past two months and i have come to realize that i am entirely handicapped with just stick welding skills.

i dont wanna go to any welding school to spend a eight months cos i have responsibilities to cater for so i was thinking i could get trained for TIG (carbon and stainless steel) structural and pipe to add to my skills but cant find any training institute ready to give me just that training alone.

my question is, can anyone advise me on the best way to go about this, cos i need to start doing something.

thanks people...cant wait to hear from you, my potential friends and mentors in this forum

I can't help you with too much but we have lots of guys that will be along to help you. Steve (Otto Nobedder) is amazingly smart with not much brain damage from welding fumes Welcome to the site!

True.

My brain damage comes from head injuries and alcohol consumption.

Emmanuel, there is a ton of work for " stick only", if you can do 6010 root/7018 out, or some combination thereof. Check

www.roadtechs.com

I'll have to dig a bit to see if I can find "on the cheap" training for other processes in your area.

Steve S

Emmanuel,
For not a big investment you can buy everything you need to learn to Tig weld if you have access to a DC welder. All you really need is a Tig torch with a valve on it and a flow meter with a handful of consumables. Cheap flow meters are around $100 and a decent 17 series torch can be bought for around $150 with a 25 foot cable. You can rent a 300 cf cylinder at most welding supply companies.

I scratch start Tig almost exclusively at work and most of the welding that takes place in industrial settings is done this way. Boilers are repaired, high pressure vessels, process piping and just about anything else you can think of.

If you can gain access to these few things, we can get you up and welding. If you are proficient in stick welding, you can learn to Tig weld, trust me.

Len

Hello everyone,
I am from Melbourne,I am a newbie to this forum.
Glad to join here.
Thank you

Welcome to the forum Emmanuel.