Welding Tips and Tricks

Howdy!
I'm Cowboy Dan.
I'm currently a full time welding student making a drastic career change. I was an IT project mgr/programmer turned retail store owner. After the failure of my business and lack of employer interest in my tech resume I decided to embark on a career in welding. I invested part of the proceeds of the sale of my house in California after moving back to Oklahoma. I'm in the midst of a 22 week professional welding course and though I'm finding it challenging, I am totally in love with it.

I am finding this forum and Jody's videos to be really, really helpful. I'm looking forward to getting to know you guys.

Hey Cowboy Dan! I am new here too but I was wondering if you ever welded before and why you picked welding for a new career. No reason other than curiosity. Do you plan on pipelining or settling into a production job? When my normal job slows for the winter, doing welding and repairs almost pays the bills plus its fun but it can be a hard road uphill sometimes. I wish you the best of luck and a Happy New Year!

Welcome cowboydan. Good luck in your new career.
-Eldon

Howdy Dan. I'm over in skiatook. Grew up mostly in oologah, graduated from Collinsville, and have spent a fair amount of time in owasso. Matter of fact ate dinner at andolinis.
I wander if we've crossed paths before?
Also, which welding program are you going to?

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Welcome to the forum Dan.

79jasper wrote:Howdy Dan. I'm over in skiatook. Grew up mostly in oologah, graduated from Collinsville, and have spent a fair amount of time in owasso. Matter of fact ate dinner at andolinis.
I wander if we've crossed paths before?
Also, which welding program are you going to?

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I'm doing the 22 week professional welder course at 4M.
Don't know if we've crossed paths before. I've only been in Owasso for about 6 months. Originally from Ponca City but lived in California for many years in between.

exnailpounder wrote:Hey Cowboy Dan! I am new here too but I was wondering if you ever welded before and why you picked welding for a new career. No reason other than curiosity. Do you plan on pipelining or settling into a production job? When my normal job slows for the winter, doing welding and repairs almost pays the bills plus its fun but it can be a hard road uphill sometimes. I wish you the best of luck and a Happy New Year!

I have never really welded before except for using one of those cheap wand oxy/acetelyne kits and once when I was helping a friend as a teenager when he let me try out his old cracker box. Oh, and of course lots of soldering if that counts.
It's hard to explain why I chose this career other than to say I believe God led me to it. five years ago I would never have pictured myself here. I'm am planning on field welding until I get too old for it...

Oh, okay. Got some in laws and friends from ponca. But haven't really been up that way much.

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