Haynes Welding Manual
 

Has anyone taught themself to weld using the Haynes Welding manual? If so, is it any good?

All is involved with welding is time and practice follow the advise in the book and keep practicing on the scrap metal. Do all your work on a work bench and compare it to good weld once you reach that standard, then you are home!

If you are ever down in West Cornwall, I would be happy to give you a days tuition. ;)

As said, all a matter of practice, practice & more practice :D :D

Then the fun of testing your welds :cool:

I did a 12 week p/t night course at college, and to be honest almost from the word go we each got into a a curtained little welding booth and for 99% of the time just welded scraps of metal together with maybe 10 mins of advice per 3 hour session.

While I dont profess to be anywhere near an expert, I am certainly 100 times more confident than I was.
"as long as it sounds like its cooking like bacon, your on the way"
Was the first bit of advice I remember. :)

Thanks for the advice everyone? Bonzo, where are you in Cornwall? I've got friends in the Mullion area.

Midway between Helston & Penzance ;)

About a 15-20min drive from Mullion :) :)

Perhaps we'll be able to meet up at Exeter show in a few weeks :cool:

I plan to be there, so that would be good. Are you going Saturday or Sunday?

It'll be on the Saturday :)

Far too impatient to wait for the Sunday :o :D :D

OK, see you there.

If the weather forcast is good, I will be in the little blue car, if it is bad, I will be in the big blue car!