So I just got back from the hospital tonight. At my work we use SPRAYON WELDER'S DRY ANTI-SPATTER made by Krylon. Well i was running a root pass on some pipe and there was a can on the table with no cap on it. As I was coming down to the bottom my elbow pressed the nozzle and shot it straight into t...

Thanks guys for all the suppot. I'm extremely happy at this place. They have taught me robot operations and M right now being taught programming. I wrote my first program today. It was 3 seperate parts all differet to be welded sequentially. It turned out great and I managed not to bust anything ;) ...

I had almost the exact same issue when I set up my Fabricator 181i
The tig gun was defective and the tungsten was way off centre so it didn't get proper sheilding. They rellaced it and all the consumables cor it at no cost.

I found that if all my perimeters where correct ie angle of rod, distance from puddle and such.
That the Excalibers slag would peel up as i welded.
Just a very light tap and would fall away. That being said if I do the opposite the slag is a bear to get off.

So good news Just finished my first week at the new job. $20/h full benefits and I'm welding. Best part is they are tea hing me to also be a robot programmer. At this point I fit peices in the fixture and tack weld them so they can be loaded into the robot. I then run root root passes on apl the joi...

When I was doing production stuff at the shop I would go through 2 rolls of 40kg 035 in 3 days. That was nonstop cursive e weave pattern. Pushing anymore would just rusult in oversided convex welds. They told me to slow down and that I was going faster than anyone had before. I told him if I slowed ...

Yes I do.

I will take the rest of the week to wire up my garage and make sure the equipment is all good to go. I may start bangin out some one off bike parts in brass and alu to start off and get money rollin in.
I spent today droppin off resumes at the known decent places.

I also have a garage that is basically a machine shop as well. So if worst comes to worst i can start doing that.

I actually have 2 other offers already this morning lol.

Well I walked out of my job this morning. Now I know why old time welders will stop welding if you come along and start watching them. My foreman asked me to let on of the senior welders watch me tig. I said sure, not really thinking it through. I am the only qualified welder they had and the only o...

That piece will actually be powder coated. Not sure why they wanted stainless if they where going to do that but hey it's their money.... I wouldn't do any high quality stuff on that table. The crazy thing is that they don't even have anything for cleaning the ss with. The supervisor wouldn't even g...

Well another tig job came in on Thursday. I gave them a list and he got it for me. Unfortunately he ordered very little filler rod. Trying to keep costs down lol It was 5 ss surrounds for a yogurt shop http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/A8918600-8F3A-4142-A805-8976B1B9A995-856-00000152E0378...

Yeah I learned about the money thing in my 20's. I was the one making less with more time in. He liked to complain that they didn't pay him enough. The braggered was not with us very long. (Probably because he was aweful at his job) This table isn't for welding, which is why I painted it. I will be ...

I recently inherited almost an entire machine shops worth of tools and equipment, my friends father past a few years ago and they have to empty the house which includes his shop. :o Needless to say my friend is a computer guy and not mechanically inclined so he asked me to take the stuff. It's getti...

Thanks guys It is a decent shop. Even though the money isn't the best and there are no benefits I see it as school that I'm getting paid to go to ;) I'm actually the only ticketed welder there. The other guys asked me why I was there if I have so many tickets. I told them "it's this or I sit at...

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I needed a sturdy table for the shop/garage to mount my percision grinder Managed to put something together at work. Had he painter add some shiney stuff too http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/D98BD786-9A1F-4F18-9D7F-9F4AEC72984B-324-0000008863471BFE.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46...

We had someone come in for a one off stainless countertop. Bein the only guy in the shop that knows how to tig it fell on me. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/98CF298E-ADDB-4C6D-865A-A65898156BB9-1232-00000234C900995B.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/mrkil2/92F6F76C-23E2-4AD2-ABC2...

Yeah they have been throwing more and more challenging stuff at me each day. I like it since it makes the day fly past much faster. There is an air deflector in the center. To split the flow. Today I was making stainless mesh filter covers that where 59"x63" They have a stainless u shaped ...

I use the leather flap on my Lincoln Viking 3350
It is longer than a speedglass but still has some issue with working on some of the stuff in weird positions.

Today I finished up a big air hood from blueprints. My first fab job at the new job. It's all 14g.
It's roughly 4' x 3.5'

Yeah you are probably right

I'm always worried about the puddle getting ahead of me. I'll give your tips a try tomorrow.
Thanks Steve

I am
Every day it's somethimg new.

I'd rather be getting paid to weld than paying for it.