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Old 20-10-12, 09:40 PM   #30
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Default Re: Beginners welder

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris View Post
I'd go to a car boot and pick up a ten quid stick welder to learn a bit with. All the stuff about electrode angles, power selection, penetration, travel speed is all transferable skills to any welding for sod all money.
This. There's loads of useful boxes out there that won't cost much.
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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris View Post
Get some decent length gauntlets, I have a few sets from big heavily lined ones for oxy cutting big stuff and casting and such where stuff is really feckin 'ot, to some super thin TIG gauntlets.
And don't wear slippers - trust me on this.
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