Wanna know what sucks?
Being sick for two weeks and not being able to go to school.
I'm better and have returned to school on a mission.
FCAW cert: DONE!
MIG cert: 2/3 done!
Class tonight and should have MIG complete (knocks on wood).
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Thanks everyone.
Unfortunately, knocking on wood doesn't help weld metal. My bend test last night snapped in two. I'll try it again Friday night.
Unfortunately, knocking on wood doesn't help weld metal. My bend test last night snapped in two. I'll try it again Friday night.
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Yup! Last Friday was the day!
PASSED! GMAW is mine!
GTAW is next and the last one.
PASSED! GMAW is mine!
GTAW is next and the last one.
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DONE!
AWS certs are DONE!
AWS certs are DONE!
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Thanks! (That's funny, too.)
The class isn't over, but I have eared all the certs it had to offer.
Depending on who calls me up to put these certs to work, will sway my direction on the next technique I try to pick up (pipe or aluminum).
The class isn't over, but I have eared all the certs it had to offer.
Depending on who calls me up to put these certs to work, will sway my direction on the next technique I try to pick up (pipe or aluminum).
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NASA is not the enemy of the American taxpayer.
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Congratulations, Chris!
As for where to go next, pipe vs. aluminum, both are in demand locally, and you can put either to use. I see why you'd want to see where your current education takes you before making a choice. Do you have equipment at home that you could use to study/practice either one?
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As for where to go next, pipe vs. aluminum, both are in demand locally, and you can put either to use. I see why you'd want to see where your current education takes you before making a choice. Do you have equipment at home that you could use to study/practice either one?
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I have a 200A TIG/Stick with all the bells and whistles (including a 50A plasma torch and pedal).
As long as I can get the He, I can even do aerospace Al alloys.
I will be getting scrap pieces of thin wall stainless tubing from a source so I can practice tacking for orbital.
As long as I can get the He, I can even do aerospace Al alloys.
I will be getting scrap pieces of thin wall stainless tubing from a source so I can practice tacking for orbital.
Chris
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Last Friday's ceremony:
(All AWS certs offered in the curriculum)
(All AWS certs offered in the curriculum)
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Yeah, you end up starving.LtBadd wrote: CONGRATULATIONS Chris...
BTW what happened to the guy hanging on the far right? Is this what happens if you don't pass??
As you can see in the pic, I'm eating well.
Chris
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Congratulations!
I see you, too, have a red head in your life. That seems to happen at a disproportionately high rate for welders... Maybe it's related to our tolerance for pain...
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I see you, too, have a red head in your life. That seems to happen at a disproportionately high rate for welders... Maybe it's related to our tolerance for pain...
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That's Amy. The admin for the course. My wife is taking the picture.Otto Nobedder wrote:Congratulations!
I see you, too, have a red head in your life. That seems to happen at a disproportionately high rate for welders... Maybe it's related to our tolerance for pain...
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NASA is not the enemy of the American taxpayer.
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NASA is not the enemy of the American taxpayer.
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Congratulations, and good on ya!
Dang, I wish that course was offered near me!
Dang, I wish that course was offered near me!
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