Welding tips hints tricks an how too

[Daniel cain 46,755]

5 hours ago, mC HULL said:

i doubt a lot use any masks mate hot sweaty and things in the way you have to remember some gases are heavier then air so in confined spaces you need to vent accordingly 

Working down manholes/inspection chambers we use a fan and blower ,tripod and emergency breathing apparatus

[mC HULL 14,205]

3 hours ago, tatsblisters said:

Think it's a bit like smoking some folks can smoke all their lives and not suffer any health implications same as some of the old miners I have known who had 50 odd years down the pit and lived well into their 80s never succumbing to any of the problems caused by dust. I think I would lower the risk by wearing a mask same as I don't smoke. 

ye mate like you say nothing is good try to limit it as best you can don’t you 

[mC HULL 14,205]

2 hours ago, steve t said:

Last 15 years been self employed so anything that came through the door, front gates to farm buildings. Before that was beam bashing for a good few years funnily enough I loved that seeing a few ton of steel fabbed after a few days.  Before that worked for a specialist stair company doing internal staircases and also fire escapes and I served my time before that at a general fab shop

changed scenery a few times mate it’s the best way i always like fabricating bits up 

[mC HULL 14,205]

2 hours ago, TOMO said:

Yeh but lofts are full of just general dust...also we are usually clearing lofts that are contaminated with rodent shit piss...or pigeon shit...

Ment to quote mchull post

can be rough that pigeon shit id mask up aswell lol

[poxon 5,814]

I’ve done quite a bit of welding went to evening classes when I was at college doing my mechanics course it was a decent course I really enjoyed doing it there was a farmer on the course we got pissed off with welding flat bits of clean metal we ended up getting the farmers dads sheep panals in an any gates that need mending. Learning to weld is a good skill to have mig is a pretty easy skill to pick up and arc welding is pretty easy just make sure you clean/grind or cut back to clean metal and have a good earth or else is spatters I wouldn’t bother with gasless welding it’s pretty cheese I was always told never drag the lance with mig always push the lance.ive done a bit of lead welding that’s pretty easy and brazing but it’s all practice I’ve done a bit of tig welding on stainless and aluminium but I wasn’t that good tbh I was pretty shit because I’d not had much practice I couldn’t get use to pedal operation I’m actually thinking of getting a tig welder for my workshop as it’d be handy to have tig welder as now there a lot better an user friendly than 25yrs ago 

[mC HULL 14,205]

12 hours ago, poxon said:

I’ve done quite a bit of welding went to evening classes when I was at college doing my mechanics course it was a decent course I really enjoyed doing it there was a farmer on the course we got pissed off with welding flat bits of clean metal we ended up getting the farmers dads sheep panals in an any gates that need mending. Learning to weld is a good skill to have mig is a pretty easy skill to pick up and arc welding is pretty easy just make sure you clean/grind or cut back to clean metal and have a good earth or else is spatters I wouldn’t bother with gasless welding it’s pretty cheese I was always told never drag the lance with mig always push the lance.ive done a bit of lead welding that’s pretty easy and brazing but it’s all practice I’ve done a bit of tig welding on stainless and aluminium but I wasn’t that good tbh I was pretty shit because I’d not had much practice I couldn’t get use to pedal operation I’m actually thinking of getting a tig welder for my workshop as it’d be handy to have tig welder as now there a lot better an user friendly than 25yrs ago 

that’s handy to have mate splatter can be caused by all sorts normally power wire feed or arc is to long your looking for nice  even penetration 

you do push the weld  on thick material mate but thin stuff you pull it let’s you control the heat then real thin you will have to stitch weld at times on off power then keep moving about until it’s all filled in 

you don’t need a pedal mate you can control it with the torch most inverter tigs are2t and  4t now so you can pulse it or have it full power for big runs on thicker stuff and material 

get one bought mate it can get addictive lol 

like you say mate have the metal clean and your on to a winner 

[poxon 5,814]

50 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

that’s handy to have mate splatter can be caused by all sorts normally power wire feed or arc is to long your looking for nice  even penetration 

you do push the weld  on thick material mate but thin stuff you pull it let’s you control the heat then real thin you will have to stitch weld at times on off power then keep moving about until it’s all filled in 

you don’t need a pedal mate you can control it with the torch most inverter tigs are2t and  4t now so you can pulse it or have it full power for big runs on thicker stuff and material 

get one bought mate it can get addictive lol 

like you say mate have the metal clean and your on to a winner 

Defo a good skill to have stood me in good stead knowing how to weld 

I’ll definitely be getting a tig welder for my little workshop but it’s at the back of the list for now as there’s a few other things I want to do first like rinsing my spare money on titanium and billet parts for this kx factory themed race bike I want to build my pocket money is taking a proper hammering 

[mC HULL 14,205]

1 minute ago, poxon said:

Defo a good skill to have stood me in good stead knowing how to weld 

I’ll definitely be getting a tig welder for my little workshop but it’s at the back of the list for now as there’s a few other things I want to do first like rinsing my spare money on titanium and billet parts for this kx factory themed race bike I want to build my pocket money is taking a proper hammering 

keep us updated mate 

 

[tatsblisters 10,570]

On 27/03/2024 at 19:55, tillylamp said:

there's plenty of welding job vacancies here across Canada at the moment, there are different levels of welding with some companies paying a normal wage like a tradesman, right up to red seal at a six figure + salary, plus a lot of companies add a benefits plan like medical/dentist/optician etc...at whatever deal they are offering....Alberta is a very good province to live in, you get the best bang for your buck there at only 5% tax and they love English workers....lol....and the woman there love the English accent...lol...I've had woman go weak at the knees just talking to them....lol....lol

I read your post out to the son in law today who's a welder though the daughter gave him a dirty look when I got to the part about Canadian woman. Lol . He has just been offered a job up Carlisle way on £500 a day though it means working away and the grandson is doing really well at college learning welding and engineering according to the tutors feedback they got from a parents meeting they had last week I just wish he could have got a proper apprenticeship but due to him not doing too well in English and maths in his exams has let him down. 

[tatsblisters 10,570]

On 28/03/2024 at 07:46, TOMO said:

Why am I not surprised they were cowboys...from my home town..lol

Think it was Huthwaite they were based at and the owners second name was Turner. Think they ended up going bust according to some lads I know who carried on working for them when I left.

[poxon 5,814]

15 hours ago, tatsblisters said:

I read your post out to the son in law today who's a welder though the daughter gave him a dirty look when I got to the part about Canadian woman. Lol . He has just been offered a job up Carlisle way on £500 a day though it means working away and the grandson is doing really well at college learning welding and engineering according to the tutors feedback they got from a parents meeting they had last week I just wish he could have got a proper apprenticeship but due to him not doing too well in English and maths in his exams has let him down. 

Can always do English and maths at college mate that’s what I did when I left school I left with no grades couldn’t get a apprenticeship and couldn’t get on a mechanic’s course my first year I did English maths and information technology I done electronics an woodwork to fill the gaps in lessons throughout the week then welding in the evening for the first year by the second year I got on a mechanic course as my grades were correct probably about 8month in to the course I had to get work experience in a garage wasn’t long in to the work experience that the garage wanted to take me on as a apprentice on day release. Hope your son in law gets we’re he needs to be mate 

[tatsblisters 10,570]

4 minutes ago, poxon said:

Can always do English and maths at college mate that’s what I did when I left school I left with no grades couldn’t get a apprenticeship and couldn’t get on a mechanic’s course my first year I did English maths and information technology I done electronics an woodwork to fill the gaps in lessons throughout the week then welding in the evening for the first year by the second year I got on a mechanic course as my grades were correct probably about 8month in to the course I had to get work experience in a garage wasn’t long in to the work experience that the garage wanted to take me on as a apprentice on day release. Hope your son in law gets we’re he needs to be mate 

That's what he's doing in his college course mate and has come on a lot better since a few other students have left as he was getting a bit led on with them aswell as stern words from my daughter and his father he is starting to knuckle down plus I gave him an ear bashing about him not taking his college course seriously and not learning a trade to end up like me at 63 working my guts out in a low paid boring mundane job.

[poxon 5,814]

10 minutes ago, tatsblisters said:

That's what he's doing in his college course mate and has come on a lot better since a few other students have left as he was getting a bit led on with them aswell as stern words from my daughter and his father he is starting to knuckle down plus I gave him an ear bashing about him not taking his college course seriously and not learning a trade to end up like me at 63 working my guts out in a low paid boring mundane job.

Mate I can relate to this got a daughter in college now she’s not taking it seriously we had a word with her last week she said ok this week the last 2 days she was meant to be in college before braking up for Easter she decided she didn’t want to go in I get emails from college saying absent when I spoke to her she told me none of her mates went in then started giving me a load of shit about what she feels me an my misses went scorched earth at her I told her a few nasty home truths that she didn’t like I also told her I’ll be taking the phone I pay for I spoke to my old man (dad) her granddad he’ll be coming visiting later he’ll have a few wise words to say to her he’s like me says it how it is but he has more life experience on such matters he worked all his life in a dead end job hit retirement age with pension and can’t afford to be retired I think if there’s anyone who can get through to my daughter it’d be my dad 

[steve t 1,081]

If lads are keen and can do a bit if they can get there foot in the door somewhere on work experience they'll stand out from the dossers and got a good chance of getting started.