I wanna learn how to weld. Nothing big. Nothing much. Just want to widen my horizons a little before I die. Someday. Long off. I hope.
I don't really want to do major stuff, maybe enough to weld a tab on the bike, braze jewelry, artsy stuff.
What do any of you that weld think about a very light duty MAPP gas welder like this:
http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=98894-000000717-OX2550Is that enough to actually DO anything, at least on a light duty, learning level? I don't want to sink a lot of $$ into it at this point, but just want mess around. For now.
FWIW:
My Grandad was a master welder. This guy had several welding kits including one that was powered by a generator turned by a 56 Chevy 6 cyl engine on a trailer. He could weld anything. He worked for Mack Truck. I met some of his coworkers in the 70's. They all said he was the best welder ever. So he must have impressed somebody.
I doubt if there's a welding gene, but I want to give it a go. GPop's old welding stuff was scattered to cousins an brothers who by now, 25 years sold it for beer money or forgot where it came from and gave it all away.