06-09-2016, 08:07 AM
Hi Harry, and welcome to the forum,
Tig welding is an art form, I've had a tig welder for 10 or 12 years now and am by no means an artist. I can stick pieces together and expect them to stay but it usually isn't pretty and thats probably what the custom place wants, pretty that is. There's no question an instructor could help me but would I need a 37 1/2 hour course, then another 37 1/2 hours for aluminum? If you've been mig welding for some time a few hours with someone who knows how to tig weld then hours of practice might serve you better.
Out of curiosity did you get a cost for the courses.
Tig welding is an art form, I've had a tig welder for 10 or 12 years now and am by no means an artist. I can stick pieces together and expect them to stay but it usually isn't pretty and thats probably what the custom place wants, pretty that is. There's no question an instructor could help me but would I need a 37 1/2 hour course, then another 37 1/2 hours for aluminum? If you've been mig welding for some time a few hours with someone who knows how to tig weld then hours of practice might serve you better.
Out of curiosity did you get a cost for the courses.
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Greg
Greg