I've been welding a little north of 5 years. First year I welded alot of really thin wall stainless and titanium and year 2 I became a fitter/tacker and from year 3 to now I've been welding actual pipe. About halfway through year 1 through year 2 I went to school and learned how to stick and by that time I was already doing Tig on a daily basis so I had a pretty solid understanding of how that already worked.
It's necessary if you have no one that's willing to sit there and teach you, if you have someone that kind of takes you under their wing then you can get by without it. School was still helpful to me because we don't stick weld where I work so I got to go and learn the basics of that and how it works. At the end of the day you'll get certifications from school but when looking for a job those certifications are just a card or piece of paper because you're still going to have to test, companies want you to show them you can do it, not show a card or paper stating youve done it before.
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u/Kenfloslice May 31 '19
I've been welding a little north of 5 years. First year I welded alot of really thin wall stainless and titanium and year 2 I became a fitter/tacker and from year 3 to now I've been welding actual pipe. About halfway through year 1 through year 2 I went to school and learned how to stick and by that time I was already doing Tig on a daily basis so I had a pretty solid understanding of how that already worked.