[TriLUG] way WAY WAY OT: need some welding lessons

[kjohnson at northcarolina.edu]

Quoting Craig Duncan <craigduncan at nc.rr.com>:

> Greg Brown wrote:
>
> >Fee Ubuntu CDs to the transfer of knowledge in need.  There, it's Linux
> related.
> >
> >Does anyone on this list know how to arc or mig weld?  I am in
> >constant need to fab antenna and camera mounts for the strangest
> >places and angles and my wood and cobbled metal mounts are horribly
> >unprofessional looking hence I'd like to fab my own.  But that
> >requires some welding, a skill I have not yet acquired.
> >
> >I suppose I'd rather MIG weld (from what I've seen of it, I like that
> >sizzle sound) but I don't know if these set-ups are very portable.
> >
> >Any takers on teaching me to weld small bits of metal to make mounts?
> >
> >
> >
> MIG and TIG both need inert gas (IG) bottles, Co2 and Argon respectively
> if I recall, which are both costly and a pain to travel with. MIG is
> good for heavy, long single runs and TIG is good for light stainless
> steel. Given your needs I recommend that you learn to weld first with
> regular (stick) arc welding. If you actually have a welding kit and some
> scrap metal, I could maybe help you learn, but it has been 20yrs since I
> earned a crust as a fitter/welder
>
> Craig
> --

You don't need gas for MIG, just use flux cored wire to provide the necessary
oxygen free environment for the weld pool.


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