Recently I purchased a welder. I finally got around to it as I've been wanting to for a long while. My first project was a spare tire carrier for my four wheeler. Well, I'm delighted how the project came out but there is much I need to learn about welding. I've researched about it online and bought a couple of books, but practice is what I really need. Also there are some pretty good welding forums out there on the net. There are several reasons for me to jump into the welding craft.
For one, I like building stuff. I also like to think I save myself some money by doing things myself. (That isn't always the case but it's what I tell Chris. She does the finances so I know She doesn't always believe me!) Another reason is I get bored pretty easily when I'm home for two weeks at a time every other two weeks, especially in winter. I like to have some kind of project to look forward too. So now I'm planning on building an 8'x16' trailer to carry my four wheeler, four wheeler trailer and most likely other peoples wheelers. I have an 8'x10', but that is just not big enough. I figure I can build the 8x16 for half or less the price of a purchased one and I can customize it to suit my needs. Working in the non-destructive inspection industry for the last eight years, I have learned some things about weld inspection. I intend to be able to make a trailer with higher quality than a purchased one. Safe equipment traveling down the road at 75mph is something to be taken very seriously.
Anyway, that's the update. Oh yeah, one more thing............Chris is stuck in Chicago due to the Mt. Redoubt activity, Sarah is visiting her neice and nephew in Utah (Danie, Kyle, Brighton Lee and Porter Oakes) and I'm wishing I could be with any of them. Bye for now.
