Had a little time today to go to the shop and work on the Mav. My 9 year old son ask if he could come with me, I said of course you can :bananaman. So off we went to the shop. I had to get the ladder bar mounts welded on the new rear end so he was helping me do some measuring and holding things for me. I tacked all the mounts in place and we took out the rear end to weld it up. As we were taking out the rear end he ask if I could teach him to weld. I figured why not, this would be the time to start teaching him to weld. So in between welding up the mounts on the rear end while I was letting it cool a bit he got some scrap rounded up so he could weld it together. I talked him through it for about 10 min and he said he was ready to try. he did a very good job, I think I have a prodigy starting here. I have attached a few pics of the job he did below. With a little more practice he will be very good. I love it when they actually listen to what you are trying to teach them. Just thought I would share the time today with my son. I am so proud of him.
yea thats really good man i give him props im 18 in welding classes to turn pro and your son is better than half the class in there its awesome when they pick up things at such a young age
You dont mind ,can I borrow him some weekend to do some welding for me? You tell him the first time I tried to weld it looked like a goose kept pooping on the metal..LOL you may have to explain.
Thanks guys, like I said I am proud of him and I will keep at it and I think he will be very good in the future.
Those are gud looking welds for a first timer of any age. I think the kids catch on faster if they are interest in something than any adult, better vision, concentration and all the other attributes that go along w/ youth. I took a 16wk welding course abt 10 years ago and those welds are as gud or better than a some of mine. With some practice he looks to be a natural -- I hope he gets more stick time in B4 he really gets interested in girls.
Its great to send time with your kids at any age. When my was 9 or 10 he would help me work on my cars now he is 29 and I can help him work on his . Aint life great Jay
