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re: Welding
Posted on 5/4/23 at 7:33 am to Dave_O
Posted on 5/4/23 at 7:33 am to Dave_O
Welding is a good hobby to learn if you have a need to metal work periodically. One project can easily justify the cost of a machine. I started off building furniture for our house and gradually went from there.
I've rebuilt a boat dock with a 150' walkway and 500 sq ft platform. Built a 300ish' sq ft dock on a buddy's pond, a 450 sq ft pavilion next to my pool, and a lot of metal fence.
The down side to welding is everyone and their brother find a reason to get you to weld something for them.
I'd suggest budgeting $2,000 for a decent welder, gas, and an angle grinder. One of your first projects should be a welding table. A good welding table is probably the most valuable tool you'll have once you get going. I started with a Lincoln 180 Weldpak. That's what I use on everything non structural. I have a few buddies that have gas powered Miller welders for structural but in the beginning, DO NOT attempt anything structural. A failure on a structural weld can result in death. Angle grinders are also extremely dangerous.
WeldingWeb is a good welding forum for beginners. WeldingWeb
I've rebuilt a boat dock with a 150' walkway and 500 sq ft platform. Built a 300ish' sq ft dock on a buddy's pond, a 450 sq ft pavilion next to my pool, and a lot of metal fence.
The down side to welding is everyone and their brother find a reason to get you to weld something for them.
I'd suggest budgeting $2,000 for a decent welder, gas, and an angle grinder. One of your first projects should be a welding table. A good welding table is probably the most valuable tool you'll have once you get going. I started with a Lincoln 180 Weldpak. That's what I use on everything non structural. I have a few buddies that have gas powered Miller welders for structural but in the beginning, DO NOT attempt anything structural. A failure on a structural weld can result in death. Angle grinders are also extremely dangerous.
WeldingWeb is a good welding forum for beginners. WeldingWeb
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Posted on 5/4/23 at 1:13 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
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I'd suggest budgeting $2,000 for a decent welder, gas, and an angle grinder.
That's about right for budget. Can get a decent multi-process 120/240V welder for well under $1000. Good welding helmet, gloves, jacket, clamps, accessory items, grinders, etc will eat up $1000 pretty quickly. Get a few good angle grinders, I have Hitachi and Dewalt mostly, but at least get one good 5" high-performance rat tail style grinder. Cutting and grinding off scale is a real chore with a small barrel-style 4" grinder. I haven't gotten around to building or buying a good welding table, don't have the space for one either yet, but I made something that settles onto folding plastic sawhorses using the 2x4 notches.
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