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hobby67stepside · 04-03-2003, 01:37 AM

Whatever you do practice, practice,practice. Use some old sheetmetal or heavier steel if thats what you want to weld, but get scrap and experiment on that. I was about 12 when I asked my Dad if I could learn to weld. He handed me the stinger and said "weld". That was over 40 years ago. I still am not the welder I would like to be, but usually I can get done what I want. The thin sheet metal is the hardest to learn. Thick stuff is easy. Again practice is what it takes.

04-03-2003, 01:37 AM	#7
hobby67stepside Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 952	Whatever you do practice, practice,practice. Use some old sheetmetal or heavier steel if thats what you want to weld, but get scrap and experiment on that. I was about 12 when I asked my Dad if I could learn to weld. He handed me the stinger and said "weld". That was over 40 years ago. I still am not the welder I would like to be, but usually I can get done what I want. The thin sheet metal is the hardest to learn. Thick stuff is easy. Again practice is what it takes. __________________ '05 2500 HD Silverado 6.0 liter '97 2500 4X4 454 eng '92 2500 4X4 350 eng '78 K20 4X4 400 eng '70 Boss 302 (owner for 27 years) '57 Ford shortbox 383 stroker TH350 tranny '23 T-bucket (built in '78) '02 Explorer '67 C-10 short step NW Iowa Last edited by hobby67stepside; 04-03-2003 at 01:51 AM.