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by Kaino
Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:04 am
Forum: Education Opportunities
Topic: How is this guy a lecturer
Replies: 29
Views: 6125

How is this guy a lecturer

So I'm still at TAFE and have just finished my 5.15 MMAW, My current lecturer is an International Welding Specialist and Welding Inspector so I've learned heaps of stuff from him. well we had a substitute lecturer yesterday and my last weld was a 2G 75x75x10 EA (which to me is angle Iron) aka "...
by Kaino
Sun Jul 06, 2014 12:36 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Light, Medium or Heavy gauge??
Replies: 1
Views: 486

Light, Medium or Heavy gauge??

Hi guys, I have looked all over the net to find the answer to this question but can't find it anywhere so which has got me thinking I'm a bit of an idiot for asking it but I'm biting the bullet here.. Can someone please explain what is actually classed as Light, Medium and Heavy gauge welding. I hav...
by Kaino
Sun May 18, 2014 7:24 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Australians
Replies: 23
Views: 1629

Re: Australians

LOL yeah pretty much, depending on what part of the country your in. Because I grew up out bush I got to mess around with many deadly things haha My mates dad was bitten on the nuts while taking a crap by a red back spider (wasn't pretty but he lives), another spider they forgot to show was the &quo...
by Kaino
Mon May 05, 2014 8:13 am
Forum: Welding Forum General Shop Talk
Topic: Your welds
Replies: 1
Views: 370

Your welds

Hey guys, I started doing my MMAW today for the first time and ended up getting top marks for the first weld to do which was a 1G pad so I thought I'd post a pic up here for you all to commend or criticize. I found it quite funny that i got 100% on this then spent hours trying to get the 1G 3mm butt...
by Kaino
Mon May 05, 2014 8:00 am
Forum: Education Opportunities
Topic: CERT 4 in Engineering in QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA
Replies: 3
Views: 1606

Re: CERT 4 in Engineering in QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA

I wish I found the forum back when this was posted, and now that the "skills for all" funding is gone there ain't no chance of scoring this again :/

Living in the most taxed state in the most taxed country doesn't help either.
by Kaino
Sat May 03, 2014 6:52 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: G'day
Replies: 8
Views: 449

Re: G'day

Thanks for the warm welcome and answers guys. at the moment I am at TAFE doing a 2 week block (full time study) then the night classes, as for the car accident I did come out of it with a damaged cervical and thoracic spine, so my doc said I'll never get into the army (what I was originally going to...
by Kaino
Thu May 01, 2014 6:26 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: G'day
Replies: 8
Views: 449

G'day

G'day, My name is Kain I'm 26 years old and from Adelaide, South Australia. I have had an interest in welding for a while now and have actually followed through to learn the art properly and begin the journey to become a fully qualified boilermaker/welder. I had a car accident in the beginning of 20...