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Does a welding school not have multiple welding machines already? Are they buying new machines every year? Is it actually less expensive than a MIG welder from

• convolvatron 4y ago
  I've worked with the sub-$1k 200A knockoffs and they are quite usable
  • zamnos 4y ago
    Hell, Harbor Freight sells really shitty welders for less than $150, so if someone was looking to practice at home, for cheap, with a slightly different system, it seems you could get a lot of mileage out of that for cheaper than a $3,000 VR system, or having to fight for limited time on an industrial grade system. Obviously it's not the same thing, but practice practice practice.
• metal_am 4y ago
  That's why I specified an industrial machine. No fab shop is going to use a 20% duty cycle machine. Granted, you can weld just as well with a cheap machine.
  • kevviiinn 4y ago
    A trade school is not an industrial fab shop
  • woah 4y ago
    Why would someone learn to MIG weld on an expensive industrial machine? You can get a cheap one at Home Depot for $200.