ZRXMac
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- Malvern, UK
Hello,
I'll introduce myself as Mac, or Liam, either or.
I've borrowed the name from a bike forum I'm on, as that's the current project.
I've been focusing on learning to weld for the past couple of years now,
having long been dreaming of modifying bikes and competition vehicles since coming out of college with a Motorcycle service qualification and an NVQ in performing engineering operations.
I first had an opportunity to learn TIG with a Hereford based motorsports fabrication company, basically spending what time I could there just laying out bead after bead, corner weld after corner weld on 1.5mm-2.5mm TIG. I felt like I was into the deep end there, but the equipment was very nice and the skill of the welders at that place was certainly something to aspire to!
Unfortunately it didn't lead onto a job, at a time when I had exhausted my savings so I had to move on to find some casual work.
Since then I enrolled on a college 'Professional welding course', where I touched onto Mild Steel, and passed off on the common weld joints, I didn't really rate the course much.. one tutor between a dozen or so students, split into groups practising every type of welding discipline and at introductory and more advanced levels.. So to get the expert's attention was a bit of a battle at the best of times, and I was disappointed with the complete lack of underpinning knowledge taught. Hell it was practise though, a different material and a chance to compare progress with some employed welders.
Over the new year I approached a local Precision engineer, through an acquaintance of a friend whom had worked at a motorcycle dealer I had done some work at. I explained that I was trying to establish myself and further my skill as a welder, and would like to pickup any skills in fabrication or general machine shop engineering that would complement thusly.
I've been pretty busy there since, and the short of it is we've been developing a range of motorcycle lifts and handling solutions over the past couple of months, so I've been learning on a daily basis, but (still) waiting for it to pay off, and struggling allot with a lack of investment and antiquated, insufficient or just plain broken welding plants.
So guys, sorry for the essay, (I'm good at those) but that pretty much says where I'm at.
I hope to learn a hell of a lot more, maybe get some advice on training, some help with this ill-fated welding equipment and who knows, maybe I'll even start earning some money one of these days and progressing my skillset!
Mac.
I'll introduce myself as Mac, or Liam, either or.
I've borrowed the name from a bike forum I'm on, as that's the current project.
I've been focusing on learning to weld for the past couple of years now,
having long been dreaming of modifying bikes and competition vehicles since coming out of college with a Motorcycle service qualification and an NVQ in performing engineering operations.
I first had an opportunity to learn TIG with a Hereford based motorsports fabrication company, basically spending what time I could there just laying out bead after bead, corner weld after corner weld on 1.5mm-2.5mm TIG. I felt like I was into the deep end there, but the equipment was very nice and the skill of the welders at that place was certainly something to aspire to!
Unfortunately it didn't lead onto a job, at a time when I had exhausted my savings so I had to move on to find some casual work.
Since then I enrolled on a college 'Professional welding course', where I touched onto Mild Steel, and passed off on the common weld joints, I didn't really rate the course much.. one tutor between a dozen or so students, split into groups practising every type of welding discipline and at introductory and more advanced levels.. So to get the expert's attention was a bit of a battle at the best of times, and I was disappointed with the complete lack of underpinning knowledge taught. Hell it was practise though, a different material and a chance to compare progress with some employed welders.
Over the new year I approached a local Precision engineer, through an acquaintance of a friend whom had worked at a motorcycle dealer I had done some work at. I explained that I was trying to establish myself and further my skill as a welder, and would like to pickup any skills in fabrication or general machine shop engineering that would complement thusly.
I've been pretty busy there since, and the short of it is we've been developing a range of motorcycle lifts and handling solutions over the past couple of months, so I've been learning on a daily basis, but (still) waiting for it to pay off, and struggling allot with a lack of investment and antiquated, insufficient or just plain broken welding plants.
So guys, sorry for the essay, (I'm good at those) but that pretty much says where I'm at.
I hope to learn a hell of a lot more, maybe get some advice on training, some help with this ill-fated welding equipment and who knows, maybe I'll even start earning some money one of these days and progressing my skillset!
Mac.
I'm sure I'll get around to asking plenty, when I can get a moment to peel off and ask that is.
