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Willie B

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Today I was working at a facility where they have a Millermatic 252 identical to mine. In the shop was a newly built sheet metal box. 5 sides with a hole in the bottom, it was the ugliest thing I have ever seen! The bottom was bent along all four edges so the sides could be lap welds. The three corners were bent, so only one corner was an outside corner weld. It appeared as though there was no gas, and welded by the Braille technique. I would have taken a picture, but it seemed inappropriate. I mentioned it to my son. He replied: "Didn't you see how they weld? The helper had the only helmet, but it is flipped up. When the boss strikes an arc, he looks away. The boss closes his eyes to weld."

I've seen plenty of welding I speculated was done this way. This is the first confirmation I have had.

Willie
 
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So the guy welding is the one who should wear the helmet , man you learn something new everyday, I'll have to try that tomorrow , LOL
There's people who can weld but can't fab
Some are great fabricators, not the best welders.
Some should not own anything that makes a arc
Mike
 
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This company has different employees. One makes big purchases, a different one, sometimes described as a pit bull, rules over small ones.
They just spent $500,000 buying three heavy machines, two loaders, and an excavator, but can't afford a welding helmet.
 
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Willie B said:
I mentioned it to my son. He replied: "Didn't you see how they weld? The helper had the only helmet, but it is flipped up. When the boss strikes an arc, he looks away. The boss closes his eyes to weld."
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When I read something like that, I'm somehow assured that the race to the bottom will be successful.:rolleyes:

OTOH, blind people typically have HyperAcute Hearing? I now that is true of blind musicians, so maybe the boss welds by sound?

Only thing is I've never heard of or met a blind welder...so I'm pretty sure HyperAcute Hearing is not a great deal of help to welders!

I've been known to have HyperAcute Touch...and it's not any advantage to welding, AFAICT...it goes kinda like this..."self, I wonder if that is hot? Son of a b!t@#, that frickin' $#!T is still hot...". At least I've found no advantage to that so far...:rolleyes:

Cheers,
Alan
 
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I worked at a place like that. Had a cracked hf autodimmer, everlast mig, no vise, no files, 4.5" grinder with worn down flap disk. Boss says anyone can mig, then showed me a bead. 13v 100 wire feed on 3/8 plate without wearing a helmet and smiles saying it welds well. When he turned I touched a hammer to the caterpillar bead and it fell off.

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These is them thar same people whoza goes huntin' wiff a brush gun. Skeery.
On an interesting note there's a guy in town who runs a mig with a 2 x 2 as a straight edge doing service tanks because he cant see for shiit. He uses one of those $1 flat shields with a handle and about a number 18 shade, one handed of course. He actually throws a decent bead that way. They'll hold diesel when he's done !
 
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One1 said:
That looks like 7014 slag.
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Nope, they don't own a stick welder. The bean counter in the office may have said: "We can't afford gas this year. You have to do without."
 
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