P.S. I know I was being an idiot, I just had to run the beads continuous down the joint with as little stopping as possible.

I got a little burn MIGging some aluminum on Thursday. My mom (a nurse) says it's a 3rd degree burn, as it didn't hurt on Thursday or Friday. It hurt like hell today. Anyways, I got it on my support hand, while wearing heavy MIG gloves and a thermal shield on my support hand. Burned a hole right in ...

Tried a forum search and I didn't see any threads where anyone asked this question recently. Hope I got it in the right area. Why join a union? Let me clarify a little of my background. I'm not in a union and I don't think I believe in them. My experience in a previous job was that unions were crutc...

I want to know how that turns out! our pulse tigger is out and I've never welded pulse before, that would be awesome to get that technique mastered. I think I may run some beads like that tomorrow to see how it works for myself.

I like to run stainless super low. See if you can get someone to watch the machine for you when you pedal it, tell them right when it puddles and get them to tell you the amps. Pretty sure I was running 16 ga at 35-40 amps last week. I run it cold because the distortion kinda pisses me off. That num...

I'm saving up for a Longevity, too. In school, the technique that helped me was to take some coupons and a handful of filler rods and see how long I could spend on one bead. TIG is not a fast process at all. Also, something that REALLY helped me was to weld off-handed. Meaning I, as a right-hander w...

Awesome story, Alexa! Probably a good choice on the mask.

I used to do medical work. Essentially a CNA. I hated it and hated myself for it, so my wife and I decided I should pursue a new career. I was 22 at the time, so a career change wasn't a big deal. I wanted something that was: A. not medical B. what I consider a "manly" job C. profitable D....

How do I move it? copy/paste?

how do you weld titanium?

Just wondering if anybody has any idea where I can get copies of everything related to metal, welding, and metal fab? I'm really green, looking to learn all about alloys, metallurgy, weld specs, processes, etc. I know it sounds cocky and I don't mean it cocky, but I want to be the best and know the ...

Like I said in my intro, I am pretty new to welding. Other than magnesium, what are exotic metals? What are they used for? Why am I so attracted to the idea of welding magnesium? (kaboom) How are they welded? Anybody have experience in the complications of welding exotics? (other than spontaneous co...

Hi, I'm Nathan. Just graduated from welding school in March and I started my first welding job a few weeks ago :D I really enjoy welding and metal fab. The shop I just got hired on with is a sheet metal fab shop, so I'm getting to learn all kinds of new skills and new tools. One day I want to have m...