24-Piece Steel Welding Practice Coupons, 17 Gauge Thickness, Ideal for Beginners, Comprehensive Skill Enhancement Training Kit

Nice little kit to practice TIG welding. Sheets need a bit of cleaning but nothing crazy.

I really enjoyed putting this kit together and it provided a lot of opportunity to improve skills. I ordered two kits in 17 gauge steel. I put the first one together using TIG fusion (autogenous) welds. I consider myself a beginner on TIG so the key learning opportunities included parts preparation, fixturing for good edge fit, tack welds, fusion welds, importance of tapering current at end of run. I also chose to sand my welds with a flap disk since my end goal is to improve skills for body work on a 1940 Ford. I find the size of the parts appropriate for learning. On each cube, you need to do numerous tacks and 12 linear welds. I don’t need a lot long straight runs for training compared to the skills of setup, starting and ending a bead. I may use filler rod on the 2nd kit since I definitely need to work on feeding filler rod - haven’t decided.

This was my first "project" with a flux core welder. I am just getting into welding, and the kit definitely helped me practice and figure out what accessories I needed for future projects (clamps, magnets, table and welder settings, sanding wheels, etc.). Before this I was practicing with steel from the department store that was twice the cost and limited in what I could do with my low skill level.

Great tug welding practice.

Seems pretty cool! Can't wait to get started on these. Maybe a little smaller than I expected. Purchased the magnets separately. Seems they will be helpful.

I bought this to practice TIG welding. Everything is good except for the fact that some of the coupons were rusty. I certainly removed the rust but, better care should be taken to prevent rust.

Can't blame the metal for my terrible welding skills! Perfect thickness to practice on and a great learning tool.

great little starter kit for teaching young grandson a new skill

Parfait pour un apprenti

"Comprehensive Skill Enhancement Training Kit"?! As others have noted, you're not getting much for your money here - the 24 pieces once separated are small (half have approx 2" sides and the other half approx 1-1/4" sides) and don't allow any significant distance to really practice your welding skills Found several local metal stores all have 'scraps and ends' sold either by the box or by weight - much better value and variety including some much longer runs for practicing