My youngest will be a senior this year and has expressed an interest in welding. He likes working cars and stuff but has never welded or been around welding. I told him I thought it was awesome and he would never want for a job. One of the local community colleges has a welding camp, so I signed him up, today was the first day. He made several things, not too shabby for never welding before.
Welding camp
- Thread starter Clay Showalter
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Been welding since 1999….I started to get into welding because of lowrider bicycles that was at the car show That I went to. I went bought 1983 schwin bike then took it to welding class in junior year. My welding teacher taught me how to fabricate and weld whatever I wanted done to the bike. It turned out badass. Tell him good luck in future and he won’t regret it. If I can remember where the pic is I will post it on here.
Yeah welding mig for 25 years and now switched to Tig. Weld stainless steel ports and couplings for the walls that goes into the chamber. We build chamber, generator, etc it’s mostly for the hospital
I pray everyday that something will, this 3rd child, who is also the youngest is about to push me to the limit.
Mickey Merrie
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That description fits with every welder I've ever known sir!
Mickey Merrie
Junior Member
That is one thing I regret not learning from my dad. Still don't know how to weld and often thought of taking a class at the community college.
Whatcha waiting on? Imagine having that card to play when ya move to SE Ohio. Imagine having that knowledge to fix things on the farm. Stop waiting Chuck, go do it!
My dad was an iron worker and a great welder. He learned in the army. I asked him to teach me once and he just said "you don't want to do that". I never asked him again.
My uncle who lived beside us was a master fabricator and welder. He built a rail buggy that learned to drive a stick shift in when I was 12. I still have a heavy duty trailer he built, I regret so much that I didn't learn how to fabricate and weld from him. I enjoyed hanging out with him and watching.
Thanks . I sold the frame on eBay in 2000 for around $200. Imagine now would be twice the cost. Some guy bought it from California. I wish I had kept it.
No excuses, it's all about time right now. I'm juggling getting all the home projects done the next year and a half so we can move. That's the goal and we have a good start this summer. Besides if I learned how then I'd want to buy a welder! All my dad's stuff was sold to help out my step mom with things.
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A kid getting into a trade right now is a good thing. Tell him to learn all he can from the angry old guys. Good help is hard to find in kids these days. Most only do it because of the paycheck. Few do it because they like it. I've got a good one on my crew right now. Good enough that I don't want to hold on to him and let him get burnt out. Trying to push him into the apprenticeship. The other one is great at drinking water...
My dad was so good out of the army, that they had him weld the caison reinforcement cages at Sears Tower as an apprentice iron worker. He was working so much that he didn't know if he was coming or going. He demanded journeymans pay and he got it.