What are the tools requires for Welding?

crossthread said:

monu96...It may be more productive if you tell us what you do have. Some tools for welding doesn't help much as far as what we could suggest. What Scottl posted is a good start however. In my opinion (I have been welding for over fifty years) MIG welding is a lot easier to learn then stick welding so that's a good start. Stick welding has some distinct advantages as far as versatility. It's a lot more economical and handy to keep a variety of welding rods in stock to do various jobs. You can choose a rod for certain alloys, hard surface,and even cut with stick in a pinch. I'm just saying that after a day of practice with a MIG welder, your welds will probably not look like something out of leave it to beaver. I would suggest to start out with getting a unit that uses shielding gas as opposed to one of the cheap units that require flux core only. I only use flux core when welding something outdoors when it is too windy to use shield gas and I don't care for it. It's too easy to make a "flux weld" that you don't catch and there is a lot more splatter. Get an auto darkening face shield. Even the cheap ones work pretty good and it will make a better welder out of you especially if you are stitching. It's always nice to know where your stitches are going and a MIG welder excels at this.

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dalmatiangirl61 said:

Since no one else has mentioned it, as far as the clothing you wear while welding, it should be 100% cotton, synthetic fibers melt to your skin and you will end up in the burn ward.

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