[Fabio]

Nah Hamster man..

He doesn't need to take welding classes. He can handle the learning curve as he goes. Welding is not a big deal; Ben's not going to hurt himself.

In fact, you can bypass the classes too if you have balls. It's just important to me that Ben doesn't make the wrong decision here.

There's always the point where the reward outweighs the risk. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS!

Anyways, there is a long standing rumor that seems to persist that welding is comparable to playing with fire. This is mostly fueled because of the existence of vocational schools offering welding certifications. These vocational schools were largely created to separate problem kids with no intention of being a part of higher education from college bound kids. Welding, being a brainless, simple, yet much needed "skill", quickly became a staple class.
Thus the rumor persists that you have to endure years of training to safely weld.
This is total BS.
And although this sounds dramatic, this rumor has impeded many otherwise motivated individuals from chasing their dream projects. A welder is no more dangerous then a scissor jack or a hammer.

I feel slightly guilty for attempting to make an example out of you, but this concept comes up in every project thread and it's about time someone who refused to switch to decaf *****ed about it.

You gotta buy a welder Ben.