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Reply With QuoteVery nice work.
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Unfortunately I can’t do any of those things.
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Very nice work.
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Good stuff! While I did learn the basics of welding and fabrication early in my maintenance and engineering career, I never got to hone and perfect the skills like this. Every once in a while when I do get to break out the MIG welder, my first few welds are pretty embarrassing due to lack of practice.
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You have a real job and it's not welding. Don't be too critical of yourself. I run a few beads when MIG welding myself to get in tune with the wire speed and puddle fluid behavior. I mostly TIG so unless doing thin Stainless speed is not much of a issue.Originally Posted by jjue1979
Good stuff! While I did learn the basics of welding and fabrication early in my maintenance and engineering career, I never got to hone and perfect the skills like this. Every once in a while when I do get to break out the MIG welder, my first few welds are pretty embarrassing due to lack of practice.
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Just for us older guys out there if you’re running any type of welding, it sure helps to be able to see the puddle, the arc, and the electrode very clearly. I put 1.75 reader cheaters inside my hood. They’re made for my Hobart hood and they changed my world as far as being able to make consistent nice beads now. It was amazing how much I could not see.
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Too funny. I use different sized reading glasses under my hood because some TIG weld my face is right in the Puddle and other times it's 4-5ft away. A fixed magnification would kill me. I have a stack of Cheaters on the machines - all different powers.
