Learning to weld

[Wing Commander]

Hi all,

Just thinking out loud at the moment, but want to try and learn to weld a bit more competently than present. I do have a MIG welder and can weld a bit but just want to make things a little better and more efficient.

Does anyone know of anyone who would be willing to teach me to weld? I know that there are a few courses around Norfolk, but to be honest, I would prefer a bit of one on one learning with someone who is competent. Happy to pay (cash or beer/whiskey as necessary!). At present, I work 9-5 so I would probably be interested in a few hours either on evenings or weekends.

Thanks

[CDP]

I could do with some lessons/coaching too. What are the night classes like around the Lakenheath/Mildenhall area like?

[NotDave]

Not local, in N. Lincs but I had never welded before January.

Bought a starter MIG set, enrolled on night course @ local college....... Been brilliant. There tonight actually

[rich_mkii_rs2000]

I did a good series of saturday morning welding sessions with west suffolk college in bury a while back

[KevF]

Always fancied learning to weld. City college used to do evening classes but when I went to enquire/ enroll I was oldest one there.. which put me off.

[slippery]

KevF said:

Always fancied learning to weld. City college used to do evening classes but when I went to enquire/ enroll I was oldest one there.. which put me off.

Sorry, but....

[B'stard Child]

Wing Commander said:

Hi all,

Just thinking out loud at the moment, but want to try and learn to weld a bit more competently than present. I do have a MIG welder and can weld a bit but just want to make things a little better and more efficient.

Does anyone know of anyone who would be willing to teach me to weld? I know that there are a few courses around Norfolk, but to be honest, I would prefer a bit of one on one learning with someone who is competent. Happy to pay (cash or beer/whiskey as necessary!). At present, I work 9-5 so I would probably be interested in a few hours either on evenings or weekends.

Thanks

Best advice I can give you is

Join wwww.mig-welding.co.uk

Some great instructional videos on there and Malcolm has been known to do the occasional coaching session

Next advice is - One thing that massively helped my welding was not using a "box mover" welder that required new settings every time I used it

Finally what do you want to weld - I've made gates and movable plant pot stands (pot stand are in one of the pictures)

Garden after remodeling (building site for a couple of years - meant we had to gain access from the rear for building supplies and the old fence was rotten and old and fell down)



Gates in progress



All done - looks like a fence too (had some neighbour driven council issues)



Also made a jig for the Rally car (sitting on it in the picture below) and it's always so much easier to work with thicker stuff than working on cars.



I'm currently still welding up a mini - one of the hardest cars to weld ever as the metal is so thin - but when I finish that and start in my 1979 Opel Rally car there will be plenty of welding on there and the metal is much thicker and you are welcome in Thetford if you want some practice on car metal work

Edited by B'stard Child on Wednesday 24th April 23:15

[swifthobo]

yeah I could do with some lesson's I can get by but as stated above cars are a pig and I have 3 swifts that need doing

[NotDave]

KevF said:

Always fancied learning to weld. City college used to do evening classes but when I went to enquire/ enroll I was oldest one there.. which put me off.

Oldest there last night was 64

[Kidders]

I learnt to weld on my Mini when I was 15/16, not easy as you say with such thin metal!

[NotDave]

You 2 ain't making me feel good about the 1971 Morris Minor.....

[EdBarrett]

Can any of you be my savour with less than a days notice?

I need to weld an ali sheath on my mid-pipe to back box, my exhaust has rusted off and I need to b*stardise something for a week until the cobra system arrives. I live in Kings Lynn but do need to go to Norwich tomorrow around 3/4PM...

Help! :'(

Edited by EdBarrett on Thursday 25th April 16:23

[B'stard Child]

EdBarrett said:

Can any of you be my savour with less than a days notice?

I need to weld an ali sheath on my mid-pipe to back box, my exhaust has rusted off and I need to b*stardise something for a week until the cobra system arrives. I live in Kings Lynn but do need to go to Norwich tomorrow around 3/4PM...

Help! :'(

Edited by EdBarrett on Thursday 25th April 16:23

Can't do alloy sorry - steel only

[B'stard Child]

NotDave said:

You 2 ain't making me feel good about the 1971 Morris Minor.....

A lot thicker stuff than on a mini - you'll be fine

[NotDave]

Should hope so. 3mm plates over the iffy bits

[CDP]

NotDave said:

Should hope so. 3mm plates over the iffy bits

[swifthobo]

NotDave said:

Should hope so. 3mm plates over the iffy bits

You need to cut the stty bits out or it will just get alot worse

[KevF]

slippery said:

KevF said:

Always fancied learning to weld. City college used to do evening classes but when I went to enquire/ enroll I was oldest one there.. which put me off.

Sorry, but....

[NotDave]

swifthobo said:

You need to cut the stty bits out or it will just get alot worse

Luckily as it's been kept OTR for the last decade, the chassis is quite solid, so just a few small spots to cut out and replace.

Rear inner wings are by far the worst bit, there's fk all there.

[woodytype S]

B'stard Child said:

EdBarrett said:

Can any of you be my savour with less than a days notice?

I need to weld an ali sheath on my mid-pipe to back box, my exhaust has rusted off and I need to b*stardise something for a week until the cobra system arrives. I live in Kings Lynn but do need to go to Norwich tomorrow around 3/4PM...

Help! :'(

Edited by EdBarrett on Thursday 25th April 16:23

Can't do alloy sorry - steel only

you will need a Tig-plant to weld Ali.