I can be real dangerous now

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I just learned how to use the Tig Welder and the Plasma cutter at work. Now I can really be dangerous.. muhahaha

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[monkycndo 0]

Nice combo. Cut it first, then put it back together once you figure out you cut it in the wrong spot.

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lol Actually the reasion I am starting to lear to weld with the tig is because none of the other guys in the shop want to bother with welding stainless. They keep saying it is a pain in the ass, but the guy showing me the TIG said it isn't that hard. So here is to a lot of practice. And for the weekend I get to learn to be a wildfire fighter.

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lol Actually the reasion I am starting to lear to weld with the tig is because none of the other guys in the shop want to bother with welding stainless. They keep saying it is a pain in the ass, but the guy showing me the TIG said it isn't that hard. So here is to a lot of practice. And for the weekend I get to learn to be a wildfire fighter.

That's how I learned; just picked up the tig torch & did it (I couldn't stick weld to save my life so out of frustration I was given the tig torch & took to it like a duck to water). Spent the next 5 years working almost exclusively in stainless, then 13 years in a 2-man welding/fab shop that specialised in drag race chassis & suspension (both mild steel & 4130).

Stainless is not that much more difficult to deal with than carbon steel until you get down below 16 gauge material, but it will "stretch & shrink" as it's heated & cooled more than carbon steel.

Tig welding stainless isn't easy.
Tig welding stainless well is an art form!

I'd offer to help, but getting the point across without being able to SHOW you would likely be ineffective, but you can still try if you like.

When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

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I self taught during the nightshift and gave myself a wicked burn all over my neck that was not covered.

I actually got pretty damn good at welding before i left.

On a funny note we watched a guy in his 60's get all grumpy trying to use a gas axe he had never used and left cardboard on the metal. Fucking funny to see it go up.

I soon learned welding is easy to learn, but when you see a master at work its amazing.

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Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

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Here in Alberta doctors make almost as much as welders; well, good doctors anyway.

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God bless socialized medicine.

I am still burning through my pieces, but that is with a whole 15 minutes experiance

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I am still burning through my pieces, but that is with a whole 15 minutes experiance

Thickness of pieces? Diameter of tungsten? Diameter of fill? Tungsten sharp? Strike to start or high frequency? Foot pedal, yes or no?

When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

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HF with a foot petal, Tungston Sharp, Pieces are about 1/8 inch steel. I don't have the info on the filler rod. I think the main problem I am having is I have trouble guaging how the work is going because I can't see dick. Or I could probably use the lower setting on the welder. The welder I am using is a miller HF-P.

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[DavidB 0]

Gotta get your face right in there to see what you're doing!

#10 shade should be about right for that, #9 would be on the "bright side" & #11 on the dark side. Make sure the lenses are CLEAN.

When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

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Thanks for that tidbit of information

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