San antonio tx / looking for stick welder 1 +/- hours giving pointers on use

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As noted:Just thought to throw this out there... Just looking for someone who is good with stick welding - and can sparea hour giving pointer..  Fyi following:I am not a welder by trade.  My use has been limited to mig ( miller 211 )... Long story short got a miller big 40, 1988version, with only 500ish hours.  Got it running and will do i basic restore.. That and yes a diff arc machine somewheredown the line... I wish to learn some stick welding - most likely 90% time will be 1/8 - 3/16 steel.  So this brings me to  lookingfor 1 hour +/- pointers on using stick on noted steel..  Basically this would be a big help in moving me along andinvaluable as for quick learning.. I can come to you... Bring scrap / sticks..  If you need a little help  cleaning up or other would be more then happyto help in exchange for moving me along...I know the thing to do is burn sticks.. My point is a hour or even 30 mins of watching me burn sticks on 1/8 - 3/16 steel- and give feedback - would / could / will jump countless hours of self induced ??ME: 50'S YEAR OF AGE / REGISTERED NURSELast edited by sandmanxx; 06-05-2017 at 07:18 PM.San Antonio, Texas..Miller 211MILLER BIG 40 ( 1988 RETRO IN WORKS )Dreaming of a 4x4 plasma table build.
Reply:Originally Posted by sandmanxxAs noted:Just thought to throw this out there... Just looking for someone who is good with stick welding - and can sparea hour giving pointer..  Fyi following:I am not a welder by trade.  My use has been limited to mig ( miller 211 )... Long story short got a miller big 40, 1988version, with only 500ish hours.  Got it running and will do i basic restore.. That and yes a diff arc machine somewheredown the line... I wish to learn some stick welding - most likely 90% time will be 1/8 - 3/16 steel.  So this brings me to  lookingfor 1 hour +/- pointers on using stick on noted steel..  Basically this would be a big help in moving me along andinvaluable as for quick learning.. I can come to you... Bring scrap / sticks..  If you need a little help  cleaning up or other would be more then happyto help in exchange for moving me along...I know the thing to do is burn sticks.. My point is a hour or even 30 mins of watching me burn sticks on 1/8 - 3/16 steel- and give feedback - would / could / will jump countless hours of self induced ??ME: 50'S YEAR OF AGE / REGISTERED NURSE