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how to i convince my parents to get me a MIG welder for chrismas . i dont think they understand my hobbies

Why wont they let you get one? A tiny buzz box inst that much and if you follow safety rules you should be fine.

Heres a good sales pitch -- Tell them if you have a mig welder you can use it to fix the family car after your driving lesson.

I was also trying to get one for christmas. Same deal parents didn't want me to get one, although I kinda just gave up. I really wish I could weld there's so much more I could make. Just tell them that you could be doing way worse things, ask them if they would rather you ask for a bong.

my dad has one so im lucky enough not to need one. though if youre just using brass cant you just use a soldering iron.

I think the: "You should really be supporting me in this, do you know how much machinists and welders get paid?" argument would work well.

Of course, all spudders have a different idea about Christmas to most people. The presents are pneumatic fittings, regulators, gas welders, stun guns and pipe with us.

f.c wrote:my dad has one so im lucky enough not to need one. though if youre just using brass cant you just use a soldering iron.

You can only use soldering irons for like connecting wires. You can use a blow torch and soldering for copper, but I don't know about brass. If he wants a MIG welder I assume he plans on using more than brass.

thanks for the advice guys!!

I say you just do what MisterSteve said about the bong

Yeah seriously whenever I say that I could do way worse things and atleast I'm being creative and using my head my mom is always like ok I guess you're right. Tell us what they say once you try it.

the benefits of a mig welder include:


better utilization of materials for projects for school. (physics, design tech)

Nice piece to put on your resume.

less trips to your metal or repair shop.

Ragnarok wrote:Of course, all spudders have a different idea about Christmas to most people. The presents are pneumatic fittings, regulators, gas welders, stun guns and pipe with us.

Thats just too true..Apparantly, i am a really difficult person to buy presents for, so i have to tell absolutely everyone what i want, on my birthday, i got my friends to buy me about £50 worth of fittings and a QEV and whatnot, it was money well spent.

i like the idea with te beer bong alltho im only 15 years lol 8)

MisterSteve124 wrote:ask them if they would rather you ask for a bong.

I did the same thing, and now I smoke weed.

you need to start thinking like an artist. parents like things like that. if you were to start sculpting metal objects that just didn't hold together. take a real interest in blacksmithing and describe it as a forgotten art.

you'll probably need some oxy/acetylene torches also, maybe a nice anvil, definitely a forge.

be more creative than , i can fix things.