Passed my 3G welding test!

[Tyler Durden]

Yes I did!  On Friday.  Pardon the bragging.   

The ultimate part of the test is when two coupons/strips get bent into a U shape.  One strip is bent that stretches the root or bottom weld.  The other strip is bent the other way where it stretches the face or top most weld.

pics here:
http://s603.photobucket.com/albums/tt112/gryphon1994/3G%20Vertical%20Up%20Welding%20Test%20Three%20Eights%20plate/

[tombogan03884]

Vertical is hard, have you done any pipe welding  ? That's a real PITA.

[Tyler Durden]

Nope, no pipe welding yet, but that's coming.

[MikeBjerum]

Congrats Tyler!

[TAB]

Pipe welding is a whole diffrent ball game.  More so if its done on things like SS.   there is a reason why they make $$$.

[Sponsor]

[Timothy]

My company has some of the best welders I've ever seen.  We do a lot of piping in both A106 and 304L and most of the 304L is PED (Pressure Equipment Directive) or pressure vessel work.

Keep it up, it takes practice and time.  I can weld but I'm not a welder....

[crusader rabbit]

Congrats, TD.  Looks like some nice work. 

I am certainly not a "professional" welder, but I can recognize and appreciate skillful work.  (I am also not a professional chef, but I recognize and eat fine food with great gusto).

An old friend used to weld those huge petroleum storage tanks.  I guess the steel was pretty thick and he had to get the weld to extend all the way through to obtain maximum integrity. 

That seemed to me to be one of the toughest welding task one could undertake. 

But, like most other things worth doing, if you learn how to do it right and continue to hone your skills, the result is true artistry.

Keep up the fine work, buddy.

Crusader Rabbit

[jaybet]

Congratulations! What a skill....I couldn't weld a plastic soldier to a Playmobil with a plumber's torch, so I really appreciate that skill. Good luck with it.

[PegLeg45]

Very cool, Tyler..... congrats!!!!




In the industrial facility where I spent the majority of my life, I was a "jack-of-all-trades, or millwright in some terminology..... I did a little of everything..... but as much as I loved hydraulics and electrical engineering, welding was my 'pet' area...... mainly because I enjoyed it and pushed myself to learn to do things others couldn't do.

It is a balance of both skill and art...... so keep at it ........... it is something that will serve you well.


PS: Overhead-uphill is a killer, but once you find the secret balance of heat, angle, and speed, others will think you are a welding genius.  

[Solus]

Congrats on the accomplishment, TD