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WalkonQB
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re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 9:20 pm
[quote]That being said I had a piece of slag go down my shirt and land on my right nipple a few weeks ago and thinking about it still brings tears to my eyes.[/quote]
Yeah, it’ll make a man outta you. It’s even better when you’ve got a hood on and the same thing turns your chest on fire....
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re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 7:57 pm
When you’re sweating bullets waiting on the inspector to inspect your welds, you’re a welder.
When you know most of your welds will pass but not all of them, you’re a welder.
And you know those voids are actually flux, and you grind them out and weld again, you’re a welder....
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 7:46 pm
To OP, you can see from responses that welding is (maybe like most things) on two different levels.
I’ll differentiate by saying household or farm welding versus professional welding.
The Bama hwy poster is cream of the crop. It’s extremely difficult to weld round pipe and have it pass inspect...
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 7:33 pm
Yup, you’re all position, figured as much. I didn’t have to weld pipe.
Much respect....
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 7:19 pm
Same brother.
Bridges, hospitals, schools, big box, high rise....
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 7:08 pm
Exactly- looking for voids in the weld.
Kudos to you....
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 7:05 pm
You know of what you speak sir!...
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 7:04 pm
[quote]Also, do not listen to these guys telling you to buy a leather jacket, that is a waste of money.[/quote]
Unless you’re welding overhead. You’d like one then.
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re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 7:00 pm
And ultrasound was the word I was looking for.
As a structural steel erector our welds were inspected by ultrasound with a Vaseline like substance just like your wife’s belly....
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 6:58 pm
[quote]be able to see the puddle,[/quote]
This right here ^. Not easy to see a puddle through a welding mask.
It starts with being able to see the puddle....
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 6:51 pm
[quote]and oxy/acetylene[/quote]
And to OP, here is another poster talking about cutting/fitting with an oxy/acetylene torch.
Granted, you can do the same with an angle grinder but the point is make sure your fit is good before welding.
Cut
Fit
Weld...
re: How do you miss two shots 3' away from a still target?
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 6:42 pm
[quote]them damn white Christian nationalists are at at it again huh?[/quote]
Listening to my police scanner this doesn’t compute ^.
Seems like the descriptions are very similar....
re: How do you miss two shots 3' away from a still target?
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 6:37 pm
Lmao...
re: How do you miss two shots 3' away from a still target?
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 6:30 pm
By holding the gun sideways....
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 6:27 pm
Basically it’s one thing to weld stainless pipe overhead = big bucks.
It’s another thing to weld a grill together.
You can do this. Post pics when finished....
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 6:20 pm
[quote]Just so no one gets confused MIG, TIG, and stick all need shielding gas to work correctly. The shield gas in stick welding comes from the flux on the outside of the stick vaporizing. MIG and TIG (the IG stands for inert gas) get the shield gas from a separate tanked supply, usually CO2, Argon...
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 6:01 pm
[quote]I want to build a BBQ grill for kicks[/quote]
This is easy actually. Tack welds. ...
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 5:48 pm
[quote]Cut it in half with a matabo or any grinder with some 4in cutting wheels. Fit it [/quote]
This is the other thing about welding ^. You have to (obviously) be able to cut and fit the metal together before you can weld it.
Again, seems/is easy to a certain point but the better your fit is...
re: I want to learn to weld..
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/15/24 at 4:44 pm
It depends on the level of welding you want to achieve.
The best welders I’ve ever seen are artists, they stack dimes on top of dimes welding structural steel. Absolute artisans and their welds will pass inspections each time. The welds are inspected like a mother’s womb (whatever that’s called)?...
re: Why do many people not know the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
Posted by WalkonQB on 5/10/24 at 4:12 pm
[quote]Even many people from South Louisiana who live near alligators don’t know the difference.[/quote]
I highly doubt this....
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