I reminisce about the days when any problems I had welding could always be attributed to operator trouble...........exnailpounder wrote: I have a pound of 4043 that I bought from a retired boilermaker that is every bit of 20 years old and they weld better than some brand new stuff I got from the LWS. I can only assume it's because they were probably made here instead of china. My machine has auto set balance too but I run it a little bit into the penetration side and the welds always come out nice and shiny with no sand. Don't be afraid to experiment.
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Yep... That's why some people are doctors, lawyers, school teachers, and pipe fittersbosulli wrote:Think cj737 was right. It was just me having a bad day. Some days I am pro, then some days I suck, and its very frustrating.
If it was easy, anybody could do it.
Just kidding. I see those jokes and think about this forum and think- that's my true. We have math teachers, probably a doctor or two, maybe a docile, and probably a lawyer. It's impressive. It's also nice that a hobby like welding can also be a career that makes you a lot of cash as well. I would say welding is the most versatile field of interest. You learn a lot and know a lot and have a better set of skills.
A student now but really want to weld everyday. Want to learn everything about everything. Want to become a knower of all and master of none.
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Hell, my eye doctor is an accomplished welder.
The welding virus, like the Flu, does not discriminate by class, race, gender, age, etc.
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The welding virus, like the Flu, does not discriminate by class, race, gender, age, etc.
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I can weld circles around my boilermaker/welder friend. WTF Universe are we living in?Otto Nobedder wrote:Hell, my eye doctor is an accomplished welder.
The welding virus, like the Flu, does not discriminate by class, race, gender, age, etc.
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If your buddy is welding boilers and piping, and is worse than you then I hope you are really damn good.exnailpounder wrote:I can weld circles around my boilermaker/welder friend. WTF Universe are we living in?Otto Nobedder wrote:Hell, my eye doctor is an accomplished welder.
The welding virus, like the Flu, does not discriminate by class, race, gender, age, etc.
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A student now but really want to weld everyday. Want to learn everything about everything. Want to become a knower of all and master of none.
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I am damned good but he only welds pipe. I almost suck at pipe because I don't weld it. I do the thnigs he doesn't. Doesn't make me better than him we do different things and I don't have some suckass inspector hanging around my neck...Oh wait..I'm married so I take that back...thank God she knows shit about welding
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[I made my last "contribution" to that conversation go away. It was over the top, even for my twisted sense of humor, and something I might not approve of if I'd seen someone else post it.]
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And, yes, Farmwelding, my mind can be a scary place...
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And, yes, Farmwelding, my mind can be a scary place...
I have done that before. Then quickly edited and wonder who or how many people may have seen it in the 30 seconds it was live. My brain can be a scary place too.Otto Nobedder wrote:[I made my last "contribution" to that conversation go away. It was over the top, even for my twisted sense of humor, and something I might not approve of if I'd seen someone else post it.]
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And, yes, Farmwelding, my mind can be a scary place...
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The only thing I got was don't use sand paper to clean filler...the rest was just a meander through the mindsOscar wrote:So what became of this? All this talk....
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I'm on a roll here Richard...the liquor store was out of vodka this afternoonLtBadd wrote:And that was scary and somehow funny, all mixed togetherexnailpounder wrote:The only thing I got was don't use sand paper to clean filler...the rest was just a meander through the minds
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Jeff, I have to wonder how THAT happened...exnailpounder wrote:I'm on a roll here Richard...the liquor store was out of vodka this afternoonLtBadd wrote:And that was scary and somehow funny, all mixed togetherexnailpounder wrote:The only thing I got was don't use sand paper to clean filler...the rest was just a meander through the minds
Turns out the OP just had a bad day. His problem went away without doing anything. Like that Cold Fusion experiment that only worked once.Oscar wrote:So what became of this? All this talk....
I've got 15 year old AL filler that works fine....me scotchbrite? Ya kiddin???
Stone knives and bearskins.....and a NEW EVERLAST 164SI !!!
That's my newly shared work welder.
At home I got a Power Tig 185 DV. Nice, but no plasma cutting... Nice tight arc after a second.
That's my newly shared work welder.
At home I got a Power Tig 185 DV. Nice, but no plasma cutting... Nice tight arc after a second.
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