practical skills

[edd5322]

Theres few things that i hope to learn in the future , but one that keeps cropping up is welding.Anyone got any tips how to get into it?

 

[Ark79]

Best bet is a welding coarse mate. Best to learn the right way then add the bad habits afterwards. Lol watch out for the flash it’s painful. 4 hours and my eyes was still sore or just buy a welder and practice lol

 

[edd5322]

will end up with scrap metal everywhere haha

 

[Ark79]

True lol

 

[Ystranc]

It's actually pretty easy, like everything else it's a case of having a little instruction and a lot of practice.

 

[The Boogie Man]

I always fancied a go at Woodturning.

 

[edd5322]

woodturning?

 

[The Boogie Man]

woodturning?

Turning blocks of Wood on a lathe into vases, bowls etc.

 

[edd5322]

ahhh cool,yea that be good.

 

[The Boogie Man]

ahhh cool,yea that be good.

This sort of thing.

 

[Ystranc]

My sister does that as a hobby, one obsessive wood turner in the family is more then enough but I have built and used a pole lathe before now. A draw bench to use with a draw knife is another useful badgers tool.

 

[edd5322]

Great piece of work hes done there but i think i would just end up with alot of saw dust and wishing i had just used the log on the fire hahah.
Wouldn't mind making pottery mind , think i remember doing that a school once wasnt to hard either ( just need to get myself a kiln).

 

[swamp rat]

Theres few things that i hope to learn in the future , but one that keeps cropping up is welding.Anyone got any tips how to get into it?

I am a welder by trade, it is just practice to be honest, there are lots of different types of welding, gas, mig, tig and arc
if you are looking for something after the shtf I would suggest gas as it need no electricity