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by bradj
Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:18 am
Forum: Welding Jobs - Industrial Welding Jobs - Pipe Welding Jobs - Tig Welding Jobs
Topic: Should I look to work as a welder part time?
Replies: 3
Views: 1971

Re: Should I look to work as a welder part time?

if your tring to go cunstruction your going to have to deal with a union (I hope) that may rule out the part time pipe dream maby look in to a machine shop there is plenty if welding on cylinder head and you wont have to deal guys out of a local being pist at you for taking work
by bradj
Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:04 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: Weave over beads...
Replies: 16
Views: 3570

Re: Weave over beads...

Ive been a boilermaker for several years now but when I first tested overhead and vertical I had been running a stick for all of two days and the instructer told me to use a weave some how I passed, Ive been doing that way ever sence. I have friends that make hp steem welds on pipe and they are only...
by bradj
Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:40 am
Forum: Stick Welding/Arc Welding - Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Topic: What rod thickness to use?
Replies: 3
Views: 2252

Re: What rod thickness to use?

I personally only use 3/32 6011 if the base metal will not hold the heat of 1/8 I work on train (some thirty plus year old junk) and rusty thin steel with a crack can end up being rusty thin steel with a crack and a hole let the job dictate the rod and heat