Practice MIG Welding without a welder

Hi Folks, If you are stuck at home you can try this homemade tool to practice and improve your MIG gun movement skills. The gun is at an angle so this tool helps build the muscle memory using both hands on the gun, instead of holding a marker in your hand and drawing patterns.
This way you can try out different patterns on flat welds, vertical, horizontal and experiment with welding out of position in the comfort of your own home, even overhead! You can see what may work and what won't work, comfort wise saving time when you get back to the shop. With this rig you can practice almost anywhere. Enjoy.
Thanks to these companies, here are some links to welding guides as well or search GMAW welding pdf or Mig welding pdf guide.
www.millerwelds.com/resources
www.hobartwelders.com/project...
www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us...

[@nodikvik4916]

nice! made myself a handy little fake gun to practice holding and building the muscle memory until I can do my classes! thanks alot

[@parada542]

Im new to welding and need a lot of practice, I will try this idea!

[@treeroofgrass]

Good idea!!!

[@smooveking773]

THANKS

[@bobitchanel4650]

Good

[@paulkruger4156]

I have a familiar tremor disorder. So probably the only way I will ever be able to weld, is by bracing. Even then, I would still not be a perfectly straight line!

[@ezraortiz3296]

Good thing about mig welding is you can shake all you want as long as it’s in the puddle it’ll be clean. Your comment was 2 years ago I hope you’ve found something that works for you by now!

[@Sushirl-tr3ly]

I just took a welding class for a week XD

[@mihajloromanic4886]

What is thet book csn you give me a name of the book i wanna buy it?

[@Stahodad]

Hi there. The book is called. The Essential Welder Gas Metal Arc Welding Laboratory Manual ..but it only has about 10 pages of actual instructions...the rest is excercises like a school workbook. If you go to Lincoln Welding or Miller Welding websites they have lots of free instruction you can check out first. They might have what you are looking for. 👍