BigBlue1
Veteran Member
I'm basically a novice at welding. I took a year or two of shop class in HS and learned the basics of welding but never really had an opportunity to do much with it. That was 30 years ago. I do have an old Lincoln AC arc welder that is in decent shape and does the job for me when I need to stick together non-critical joints in pieces of metal. Of all my mechanical and shop skills welding is likely one of the lesser developed, but I do know enough to not consider myself a moron.
I'd like to improve my welding skills. At present I don't want to invest in a new welder or get into other types of welding. Just want to get better with the stick welder so I can feel more comfortable about my welds being structurally sound and not looking like crap. Can someone point me in the direction of some type of book or on-line reference that can learn me a thing or two? Things like what settings to use for various types of steel and thicknesses, what type of rods to choose, how to weld inside corners, etc. I've got time this winter to research things and to play around.
Here's an example of a bracket I made for adding hydraulic dump to my leaf cart which shows my meager skillset:
Thanks!
Rob
I'd like to improve my welding skills. At present I don't want to invest in a new welder or get into other types of welding. Just want to get better with the stick welder so I can feel more comfortable about my welds being structurally sound and not looking like crap. Can someone point me in the direction of some type of book or on-line reference that can learn me a thing or two? Things like what settings to use for various types of steel and thicknesses, what type of rods to choose, how to weld inside corners, etc. I've got time this winter to research things and to play around.
Here's an example of a bracket I made for adding hydraulic dump to my leaf cart which shows my meager skillset:
Thanks!
Rob