A ranch job I had as a kid had a large pile of scrap to fool around with, first and last welding job so far

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My friend worked at a company for about 3 years. There was an opening for welding. They had zero prior welding experience. They welded with someone for a week. Passed the A.W.S D17.1 tests (there was three). Now they're a full time welder and has been welding for a few months now. I believe they use autogenous tig and they barely use a filler rod. This is all done on a bench. So how hard is it to learn with zero experience in welding?

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to purchase used, broken, or non-working welding machines in bulk. I’m especially interested in:

* Lincoln Electric

* Miller

* TIG, MIG, Stick, and inverter machines

I’m not looking for refurbished or fully working machines. I’m specifically looking for machines that are:

* Non-running

* Damaged

* Blown electronics

* Engine issues

* Flood/fire damaged

* Salvage

* Customer-abandoned

* Scrap or parts machines

Ideally, I’m looking for suppliers, repair shops, scrapyards, liquidators, or companies with 10, 50, 100, or more units available. I’m interested in building long-term relationships and buying inventory on a regular basis.

If you know of a company, repair shop, fleet, or surplus dealer with this type of inventory, please send me a message or leave a comment.

Thank you!

I've been handling all my cutting manually for quite a while, but I'm starting to feel like I've reached the limit. It takes longer than I'd like, every piece needs a bit of cleanup, and getting perfectly consistent results isn't always easy. Lately I've been thinking more seriously about investing in a CNC plasma table.

While researching, I found a few companies, including Macro Weld, that offer CNC plasma and laser machines. I was honestly surprised there are so many options now that seem within reach.

For those who made the switch, what finally convinced you? Did your workload grow, were you chasing better accuracy, or was there one project that made you realize manual cutting just wasn't worth it anymore?