Total noobie

[johnbro]

Howdy all,

Decided for various reasons I needed a welder. Had used gas in the mid 70's and a bit of stick welding but MIG and TIG are all new to me. After reading a bit on this forum I picked up the HF dual 151 (I think it's called) on sale today along with an Argon bottle and reg, and the $50 welding cart. I would like to take a class at the local vo-tech but the scheduling is awkward for now (maybe it will work next spring). In the meantime I will make some beads on scrap and see what happens.

[MarkWV]

welding class is great source for learning and using good equipment, welcome aboard, Mark :waving:

[specter]

Hi Ya Johnbro and Welcome to the Welding Web family. Classes sure do help get the most out of your equipment! But since attending classes right now is a problem for you give the internet a try!! Manufacturers such as Lincoln, Miller and others offer some free online information to help you.

If you want to post your location, show your personal avatar, or have a signature on each post telling fellow members where you are located; an avatar of you or your shop, and a signature telling fellow members what types of equipment you have, you can do it all by following these steps:

1. Locate and click on USER CP

2. Under YOUR CONTROL PANEL, YOUR PROFILE, click on EDIT YOUR DETAILS

3. In the EDIT YOUR DETAILS, you can enter Optional Information and Additional Information such as your Location (an other info)

4. While in USER CP you can explore some of the other functions

- Avatar: you can have picture of you, your shop, your wife, children, dog, etc (keep it clean- no nudes)

- Signature: you can list all your equipment, a link to your shop, or maybe some witty saying

[johnbro]

thanks, did so.