Sorry guys, but is what it is.
I got no idea what besides a heapin helpin of ol Edward Bernays makes everybody think dey gonna take up welding and be a golden elbow by noon, but I sure tell you dat guy in de orange apron or blue vest lied his azz off to sell you dat machine.
Ya know what else, pretty much most de world from 1900 till 1970 was welded together by either O/A or stick.
Kid like Strawberry lugged a few tons of planks across beams figurin out way to get on welding gang cause it beat he!! out of plankin.
Den along come de hustlers. Everybody sellin little weldin boxes in box store. You just buy dis overpriced box of crap and you be weldin by noon, line of recruiters up yer driveway lookin to hire you by 3 in afternoon. Dey offer you 55 bucks an hour you wearin dis helmet too an wid dat kind money lookin at, you easy afford to put on Charge Card. Do you have de store card, I happy to hand you application, get 10 bucks you got enough credit to get de card. Tractor supply company even sell tanks of gas on Sunday so you weld wid MIG.
You know der 113 eenglish language welding boards on Internet, thousands videos too, some even made by guys know what dey doin just showin off and rubbin yer nose in all dat inability you got. You get to post on some and cause of time in history you live in believe some guy knows what he doin electronically put his 20 years of skill between your ears. How dat worked out so far?
How about I load up machine, gas bottles, MIG rig, wire and beverage of your choice and come to your place stoppin for stakes on way for you to cook on grill while I teach you how to weld right? You got room for my truck and camper or I need motel room?
You think dat happen soon?
Reality is I not too likely to take yer job doin brain surgery or spending 8 hours a day in cell wid desk lookin at screen, or whatever job is. From most I see so far I probably could do job, but nobody gonna hire me to. Be pretty dang insultin fer me to walk up to yer cell and announce I here to replace you. If I did yer smart move be walk over to break room and let me fall on my face.
You got between yer ears idea you read books, look at videos, post on boards buy China crap cheaper den other china crap you be golden elbow like salesman said. You think you superstar walkin into welding supply fer gas and kid on other side of counter knows up from down and you should get same price and attention man on phone placing $5000 order gets. Dat day not here yet, might not even be comin for you.
My world, you want to learn a man's trade, you ask an you ask polite. Way world is today most old hands willing to show you, even spend some time teachin or at least shake you out see if you worth teachin. Old hands wanted it dey earned it. Same situation exists today. You want what I got you gonna earn it. Dat earnin not gonna happen in your man cave on de leather couch lookin at game on big screen.
You also best understand half if not more of what old hand does so dang automatic to him he don't think bout rod position or gun angle, he just makes weld. Old hand gotta think out what automatic to him and put into words on keyboard because you demand just might not happen.
Only guarantee I make you is at least half of super machines sold by Horrible Fright, Blowes, Homer, Eastwood, Neverlast, Shortgevity, WeBing, Miller, ITWbart, and a few more sittin on shelf wid half roll of wire collecting dust cause guy who bought gave up before he could weld er even stick together.
