Online MMA Welding Skills
Learn the essential MMA welding skills you need to start welding, repairing and making with mild steel at home.
MMA welding is a versatile and affordable way to start welding, with relatively simple equipment and no need for a separate shielding-gas supply. Learn how to set up your machine, choose the right electrode and develop the techniques needed to produce strong, consistent welds.
This individual online course brings the essential MMA welding knowledge and practical skills together in one structured syllabus.
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The workshops we run in Plymouth aren't separate from our online programme — they help power it. Learning online gives you access to technology informed by the real questions people ask, the welding mistakes they made and the experiences of learners in our workshops.
Support whenever you need it. Built from the experience of real people learning to weld.
Learner welds are photographed and catalogued, helping us build a growing library of real welding examples and common mistakes.
This data is used to train our own AI model. Using computer vision — a form of artificial intelligence — it learns what to look for in the pixels of an image. It can then compare what it sees with known examples in its training data and recognise the characteristics and faults experienced welders look for.
We teach people to weld and see the real questions and common faults beginners experience.
Welds have visible characteristics — shape, consistency, bead size and common defects - Experienced welders learn to recognise these through years of training.
The questions, information and welding knowledge we've built as a welding education business are used to inform our AI model.
When you join our online course, you can access this knowledge through a simple, user-friendly chat bot. Ask questions, upload photos of your welds and get feedback — giving you support at home to help you practise, improve and keep learning.
What’s included in your Online MMA Welding Course
MMA welding is relatively simple to set up, but producing good welds takes practice and the right technique. This beginner-friendly course takes you through the process step by step, from understanding your machine and selecting electrodes to controlling the weld pool and joining mild steel. You'll then put those skills into practice by learning the basic fabrication techniques needed to start building and repairing things for yourself.
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Learn how MMA welding works and understand the basic controls and settings on your machine. We'll explain how to set up your welder correctly, adjust the amperage and choose a suitable electrode for the material and job you're working on.
You'll develop the foundational knowledge needed to understand what your machine is doing and make sensible adjustments as you practise.
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Develop the core techniques needed to produce more consistent MMA welds on mild steel. Learn how to strike and maintain the arc, control the electrode angle and travel speed, tack material together and complete a weld pass.
You'll then progress to butt and fillet joints, while learning how to recognise and troubleshoot common problems as you develop your technique.
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Move beyond practising individual welds and start using MMA as a practical fabrication process. Learn how to prepare, position, fit and tack pieces of mild steel together before completing the welds.
You'll use these skills to start working in 3D and constructing simple metal frames, helping you understand how individual welding skills come together when you're building real projects.
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Understand what you need to start MIG welding safely at home. Learn about the essential PPE, welding equipment and consumables you'll need, along with how to prepare your workspace and material before welding.
We'll also cover the key safety considerations involved in MIG welding, helping you get set up correctly and start practising with confidence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Our online MMA welding course is explicitly design for complete beginners in mind. You'll learn about MMA welding essentials
From there, you can learn the essentials steps to practise joinery at your own pace and progress onto projects as your confidence grows.
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Our online MMA welding course is an individual, self-paced video course available for a one-off payment of £67, with lifetime access. It covers MMA welding only.
Our Welding and Fabrication course for beginners gives you access to a larger library of training content, downloadable beginner projects and a innovative Virtual Welding Coach, where you can ask questions and upload photos of your welds for feedback.
Academy Membership is available through a monthly subscription.
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You don't need a workshop full of expensive tools to start welding. At a minimum, you'll need a welder, suitable PPE, an angle grinder and some basic consumables.
If you're not sure what to buy, we've put together a recommended equipment list to help you choose suitable beginner-friendly equipment. We can also provide recommendations and access to discount codes on selected equipment.
One of the great things about learning to weld is that you can get started with a relatively small amount of equipment and add to your setup as your skills and projects develop.
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Absolutely. There’s a huge amount of useful welding information available for free on YouTube. The challenge for a complete beginner is knowing where to start, what to learn next and whether you're missing something important.
Our online MMA welding course course brings the essential knowledge together into one structured, beginner-friendly syllabus, based on our experience teaching hundreds of beginners to weld. Instead of piecing together information from different videos and instructors, you can work through the fundamentals of MIG, welding, safety and fabrication skills in a logical order.
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You can watch and rewatch the videos as many times as you like.
Your course purchase includes lifetime access, so you can return to any lesson whenever you need a refresher or want to practise a skill again.
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Yes. Learning to weld takes practice, but you can absolutely develop your skills at home.
Our beginner-focused approach concentrates on the areas new welders typically struggle with. Follow the course syllabus, practise the techniques and start building our beginner projects to gradually develop solid welding and fabrication skills
The Weld Space has also received 100+ five-star reviews from people learning welding and fabrication with us.
The Weld Space knows how to teach beginners.
We’ve taught hundred of beginners to weld through our workshops and earned 100+ five star reviews.
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