# Could I teach myself welding?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-teach-myself-welding/313616>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-teach-myself-welding/313616 "2005-07-22T10:54:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-teach-myself-welding/313616/21 "2005-07-24T04:52:36Z")

</div>

Don’t forget a good quality helmet! The auto darkening ones are well worth the extra money. I hated welding till I borrowed a friends electronic helmet now I look for reasons to drag it out!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-teach-myself-welding/313616/22 "2005-07-24T17:31:42Z")

</div>

> [@VenusProbe](#):
>
> Don’t forget a good quality helmet! The auto darkening ones are well worth the extra money. I hated welding till I borrowed a friends electronic helmet now I look for reasons to drag it out!

Seconded - the auto-darkening helmet was the best investiment I made in our welding setup. It makes things much, much easier and faster.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-teach-myself-welding/313616/23 "2005-07-24T18:41:22Z")

</div>

> [@UncleRojelio](#):
>
> I have never welded anything before, but I do know this:  
> **Never, under any circumstances, catch ANYTHING a welder tosses to you or in your general direction!**
> 
> That goes double if the welder specifically asks you to catch it.

LOL

That made my day. I am going to have to remember that.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-teach-myself-welding/313616.md?page=1)