No harm done jwmacawful.. So i tell you bottom of this. Here where i pass my sertifigations. A welding school teacher was fired for incompetent teaching. And some other mistakes (drinking i think) So here in 30,000 people town with 20 metal shops the news speared bretty soon. And some forment studen...

Ques im worry about nothing. I have all ready certification what that job requires. In fact i have more certifications what s neded at that job, I have: Mag,Mig stainless, Tig stainless-carbon-aluminium T-joints all of them in a overhead position. But still not good enought at pipe :cry: At least i ...

Was reading about Otto and jwmacawful writes on Topic: no certs or work experience. And started to thinking my coming Job interview. And their ofered starting wage (low) But im realy happy if i can get that job. I have passed all their cert ( T-JOINTS )what will be needed but im more conserned about...

Hi here in Finland we dont allso not use 6010 havent seen any.. When I use remote control when sticking pipe I will use biger Amps to start that 7018 rod (most time 2,5mm) but immediately lowering Amps so that i can hear that sound of rod burning inside of the pipe. Good way to learn to use that rem...

Hi Jody nice to see your writings here, I joined this forum only couple days ago I have wached your site over a year and im learned so much from you.. Im not sure are you writing a book about welding? Id bye one if you are? Thank you so much

jwmacawful YEAP Lap joint could been maybe better but owner of that truck had made that aluminium piece ready for me to make things faster (time is money in this case too) No doubt that someone else had make that TEN times better looking. But I usually weld OLD trucks what are bretty bangd up allrea...

HELLO Here agen... some weld on a truck fuel tank. Good thing was that I was enable to wash that inside out of DIESEL. And a better thing that it was only diesel ;) ( KABOOM AND A MUSHROOM LOOKED TANK) :D :D This was my first tank repair its a 200L. And there is some stick-tig practise, I leaved tha...

So hi agen started to come here everyday :D My wife doesent (whats is called, prissiaid) my works so much. But i was very happy whit this how it come together. I machined new ends of the turbo thoos whit O-Ring (old ones was worn down by movements and shaiking for years) place that where it was tens...

Here are my projekts what make me to study/learn more about welding. Now i would do them diffrently and better but that time they wore OK This kind of things motivate me, when i can do something start to finihs and enjoy of it.

Pictures todays welds. Did get some trust in my work. Today finded that keyholing sweetspot, tomorrow weld some aluminium joints. It was allso BRETTY DAM NICE FEELING WHEN I LEARN TO WELD IT

YEAP Idont know is it then called 1G fixed position? But yeas I can roll it or kept in rolling divice. I rise my HAT anyone who can weld that 6g tig-smaw. Im not that skillfull yeat. :D Its sometimes me litlle difiguelt to understand everything that Jody talks about gaps and fillers,because we use m...

FINNIHS WELDER (sory my bad englihs) So Im trying to pass welding test 1G pipe tig with free handing keyhole technigue. Problem I cant get the root surface poke out inaf its allways litle flat. Its a 4mm thick 1200mm pipe, gap 3mm,1-2mm root face. (tryed many difrends fits) AMPS 70-80 ? I dont know ...