I'm very new to fab and was wondering if anyone would be willing to teach me a few things. I'm eager to learn whatever i can.

 

it all depends on what you wanna fab up as far as what we can give you pointers on

 

just wanna learn a little about everything and i was gunna go from there

 

Most fab work is going to be different. Whether it's bending, cutting, or welding metal, or just make some plastic pieces. It's gonna take some time to get it right and trust me, you're gonna mess up plenty of times before you can get it right. Start out with something simple like simple brackets you may need. Don't go all out on a bumper or sliders if you're that new to it. The best advice is to just take your time and build up slowly from there. Once you get a knack for the simple stuff the rest will follow like it has for many others on this forum. Good Luck

 

I would look in to taking some welding classes and fabrication classes at your local community college. If thats not really a good plan of action for you, I would suggest buying a decent mig welder. 110v is fine for hobbys. You can get either Flux core wire, which is a wire that has a sheilding gas on it that cleans the welds. An alternative to flux core is that if you get a welder that has hookups for gas (75% argon,25% co2), that gas cleans the welds opposed to the flux core. The gas will clean the welds and come out better as well as a few other positive affects, but the downfall is that the gas can be pretty expensive to buy, if you just want to play around and weld stuff.

I got a Craftsman Mig welder at sears for less than 300 dollars, that came with gloves, a mask, and a few other items. It works great for most of the things I need to weld, you just have to know how to use it. I also picked up a grinding wheel for around 40 bucks at sears (also craftsman), which you use for cutting through the metal and such. Think safety first, and read website about welding safety before you start. Think what you want, go to your local metal supply shop, buy the needed materials and see what you can do. I would start off doing small things that arent important or needed for safety. Exhausts, diff guards, floor boards are all things to try first, then you can start getting creative.