Learning to weld

[The Mighty Elvi]

As above.

You're not to far from Shady.

[molegti]

I just bought one and practised http://www.mig-welding.co.uk was a lot of help.

[AlexMozza]

Why not just a course, most colleges run evening courses, befor you go spend £150 on a second hand mig.

[danny_p]

you'll be lucky if £150  gets you a good singel phase mig.


if your buying a mig get one that has a EURO torch.   if it's not worthy of eaving the factory with a euro torch it's not worth trying to use it

[popleyruss]

I just bought one and practised http://www.mig-welding.co.uk was a lot of help.

How much did u spend to start with

[Rmachines]

I got my self a gasless mig from ALDI  for £99,  learnt till i could get a decent weld... then spent £400 on a half decent Gas mig,  after using the gasless mig,  i was bloody awsome on the gas mig.     then my gas mig blew up coz it got wet with a leaking roof 

[popleyruss]

I got my self a gasless mig from ALDI  for £99,  learnt till i could get a decent weld... then spent £400 on a half decent Gas mig,  after using the gasless mig,  i was bloody awsome on the gas mig.     then my gas mig blew up coz it got wet with a leaking roof 

Thats the sorta thing I want to do but not the getting it wet bit
I only want to do the odd bit of body work and a bracket or 2 nothing major

[Rmachines]

i highly recommend the gasless migs, the are cheap, and if you spend up to £200 on a half decent one,  they do a fairly good job, infact i did a few golf floor pans with mine and it did a tidy job,  to be fair i had gas mig experiance, not much but enough to know what i was sort of doing, gasless spits more and is harder to get a nice flow, but if you get good at it (and you will) it will make you better as and when you turn to gas mig, infact its like welding luxury.    Dont be put of gasless for a first welder though.

[popleyruss]

Cheers for all this appreciate it

[Martz]

Another way to get to grips is a Classic Car Restoration course, Reading College offer this and it was pretty handy as you get to learn other skills.