| Welding requires actual hands-on-experience! With so | | | | enough, talk to any welder and ask them how long it |
| many places claiming to teach you how to weld online | | | | took to learn. |
| in just a few hours there is a lot of misinformation out | | | | For anyone who is interested in learning how to weld |
| there! I have seen sites claiming to reveal the big | | | | your best bet is signing up for a welding class. What a |
| secretes that journeyman welders are holding back | | | | welding class will do is cover the book, |
| from the rest of the world, to passing a 6G welding | | | | hands-on-practice, and most importantly the coaching |
| certification in less than 60 days flat! Yeah Right! | | | | needed to learn. As for books and websites they are |
| Learning how to weld requires information and lots of | | | | good for someone who has the basic skills and is |
| hands-on-practice and then more after that. For | | | | looking for answers to questions or welding techniques |
| example most welding schools require at least 60 | | | | they are not familiar with. |
| hours of hands-on-practice per position and process. | | | | Finally the subject of welding certification is a perfect |
| What cannot be taught is the eye and hand | | | | example why hands-on-practice is needed. Most |
| coordination needed to weld. The little things like training | | | | welding certifications expire between 3 to 6 months if |
| your eyes to automatically go where they need to be. | | | | that person has not welded with that process. The |
| Most of this stuff is not covered in the book, online, and | | | | reason behind this is you lose your skills when you |
| there is no substitute for actually practice. If that's not | | | | don't weld after a certain period of time. |