DVD's welding for beginners -survey

[grumpy]

As a teacher of 33 years and a welder and fabricator of long standing I am not happy with some of the content or standards of how to welding videos.

Many training videos are out dated and presented by characters dressed in and a dustcoat and shirt and tie.That alone immediately reduces my confidence on the ability or knowledge such a presenter who is then has a role, little better than a talking head.

For an activity when I retire, my interests are in producing some welding know how CD.s and DVD's with useful training materials.

While I have know I won't have problems with the content, I don't know enough about potential markets and what the actually customer need or wants.I b have an idea ,but want to confirm it.

I seek feed back as to how diyers want the information presented .1 DVD split up into segments that are short but informative.

I realise many DIYers are not close to or do not have the opportunity to attend a Tafe' course, so to buy a book or a DVD or video is the next best thing and will offer the DVD and CD solution.

Many training videos are dated and presented by characters dressed in and a dustcoat and shirt and tie.That alone immediately reduces my confidence on the ability or knowledge such a presenter who is thenhas a role, little better than a talking head.

For a a retirement activity my interests are in producing some welding know how CD.s and DVD's with useful training materials.

While I have know I won't have problems with the content, I don't know enough about potential markets and what the customer need or wants.

I seek feed back as to :
• What you what to learn about – stick ,Mig, oxy,tig
• The form of media you would wish to see it in
• The purchase price you would be prepared to pay

I envision a series solely for the Diy person on DVD or CD, either videos or text and photos, on Theory and practical how to for Stick ,Mig and Oxy Welding , Oxy cutting and Safety for each process.

Here is an opportunity to have an input.

Thanks Grumpy

[dobre]

Hi Grumpy,
this a tough question to answer as there are so many applications and processes involved. I would say that your biggest market is the diy er who has little or no experience in the welding field. They would be most interested in stick or mig areas as these machines are generally cheap to purchase and easy to learn at their own leisure. Teaching them simple basic steps and tasks to complete would be great learning.
I guess what i am trying to say is pick the market you wish to aim at and structure the dvd accordingly. Each level of welding experience from novice to highly skilled will be different and the amount of sales will reflect this. So the decision that you will have to take into account are you in it for the money (profit) or passing on your great many years of experience to share with others and this will probally come at a financial loss or if you are lucky break even.

I admire your drive and interest but unfortunately it all comes down to the bottom line and this would be your kingpin of all decisions. I for one enjoy learning tools like this and would be prepared to pay around 20 to 25 bucks for a dvd which would be reasonable. There are a lot of areas in welding processes that can be covered and deciding which ones is the decision you will have to make. As you have stated in your post i think that the diy person would find this most valuable if it is presented in a simple and understanding format with the old before and after ( in other words what it should look like ).

Best of luck and keen to hear your final decision.
Dobre.........................

[dobre]

Grumpy,
how is it all going on the dvd's and have you decided on which way to go?

Dobre

[parfittr]

The most important things to me as a genuine diy'er are how to adjust amperage and voltage on the mig when moving to different thickness materials. and also on the different types of joints for maximum strength and how to achieve those joints, a dvd which actually shows those processes with sight and sound is the only thing that can teach me.

regards richard, p.s. the information and willingness to share knowledge and experience on this site is awesome.