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Re: TIG: Where do I go from here.

Originally Posted by AKweldshop

I wish he would allow comments....

Me too. They are funny as hell. But he gets all butt-hurt.

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Originally Posted by MagicHat

You go on YouTube, type FieldRes, answers to your questions!

I wish he would allow comments....

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You go on YouTube, type FieldRes, answers to your questions!

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My real problem as of late is stainless to carbon steel 3g, 2g, and 4g. They look ok, but not good. I can weld aluminum in the positions very well, as well as just carbon steel, but stainless just gives me big trouble.

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I weld on furnace tubes, all kinds of alloys **** i aint never herd of. we have one tube called kabota just like the tractor. its a japanese company that makes its own tubes. Any way i dont do anything different from one alloy to the other. i weld carbon steel the same way i weld Hp, except for the purge. if you can put the bead in carbon u can put it in anything, dont let it intimidate u. the only difference is the purge. set up a carbon coupon and purge it, use a 309 rod

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Originally Posted by Gar

That was awesome! Thanks for the good laugh!

Gar

No worries

Cheers Andrew

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If the shop works on inconel, they will have scrap, all you have to do find the filler. That crap is high. I have no experience with Titanium. Seems like a hassle, good luck on that.

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Originally Posted by FODFA

Cheers Andrew

That was awesome! Thanks for the good laugh!

Gar

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Originally Posted by gweah

All those certs besides flux core were done in my welding class. I can personally say industry is NOTHING like school. The welding aspect of not being in a controlled environment, welding out of position, in tight spaces really makes the job hard, along with all the procedures and specifications I have to follow. Today I TIG welded for about 7 hours, and it sure is cool to see the improvement.

Tig is my gig too, with a sprinkle of mig for taste. The reason I suggested getting those specs is I use them to develope procedures for different jobs. Used to be I could buy a SWPS from AWS and still can, or my customer would engineer it. Now I am the sucker that has to do it. Like prehardened 4130 or 6061 post weld heat treated. For a short time during the Iraq war I had to work hand in hand with a General Dynamics engineer against my will to qualify to weld homogenous armor plate. For 2 years I was the only qualified vendor for them, then it went dormant. Now they won't even give me an engineer, AND I have to develope my own WPSs.

Point is welding samples for PQRs are substantially more complex than operator certs. Hell, you could qualify yourself out of your garage under the right circumstances. Start with the old mil-specs, then move onto the AWS specs and learn them. And you are right, it is nothing like school.

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All those certs besides flux core were done in my welding class. I can personally say industry is NOTHING like school. The welding aspect of not being in a controlled environment, welding out of position, in tight spaces really makes the job hard, along with all the procedures and specifications I have to follow. Today I TIG welded for about 7 hours, and it sure is cool to see the improvement.

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Originally Posted by gweah

Following AWS certs. 3G GTAW 3/8" carbon steel D1.1. GMAW 3G Unlimited thickness carbon steel D1.1. GTAW 1g unlimited thickness aluminum D9.1 (Sheet metal code, not sure that's right) GTAW 1g unlimited thickness carbon steel D9.1. FCAW 2g, 3g, 4g to military standard. Anyway, seems the best bet is to find a trade school or something similar to practice welding. So far, nothing found.

Did you get these at school or your job? If not your job, they probably don't care. But you have a job. That is a great start.

I would buy a tig and start honing your skills on your own. Countless hours honing your stainless and alum skills can transfer over to high temp steel alloys, ti, and D1.2/D17.1. That guy FieldRes does it and it payed off for him. Now I gave you a list of manuals to study. The AWS forums as well as others can offer some clarity on them as they are a pain, but essential to the process.

"The Man" thinks you can get it all at school. Not everyone can do school, and school only scratches the surface. Sounds like you have the basics, so some metalurgy, techincal math, blueprint reading, quatlity control are some very good school courses to take.

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Please!
act grown up and ignore the trolls, no one cares who "the man" is.
take childish discussions to Private messaging to keep the forum helpful
You know what they say.............
“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”


― Mark Twain

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Following AWS certs. 3G GTAW 3/8" carbon steel D1.1. GMAW 3G Unlimited thickness carbon steel D1.1. GTAW 1g unlimited thickness aluminum D9.1 (Sheet metal code, not sure that's right) GTAW 1g unlimited thickness carbon steel D9.1. FCAW 2g, 3g, 4g to military standard. Anyway, seems the best bet is to find a trade school or something similar to practice welding. So far, nothing found.

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Originally Posted by zank

Was it Mr. TIG?

Hence my, "Mr Man" comment.

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No, nobody THAT important.

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Originally Posted by atg

I wont name any names but a famous dude was in house and I had to do something to him in his room. "

Just what "services" do you provide?

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Originally Posted by zank

Was it Mr. TIG?

Lol!!!!

This could get good...

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Was it Mr. TIG?

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I wont name any names but a famous dude was in house and I had to do something to him in his room. Outside were the usual assemblage of hangers on, including this 20-something gal who turned out to be his daughter. I was about to go in and she stopped me and said "so you're the best at this, right?" I said "I've done more than a few, if thats what you mean." She went off about how whenever anybody asks you how good you are, you should say I'm better than everybody else. At which point I said "Well, if I have to tell you how good I am, I must not be very good." She looked confused.

As Bruce Lee said "If I tell you I'm good, you'll think I'm boasting. If I tell you I'm no good, you'll know I'm lying."

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Originally Posted by weldermike

Man you really sound like a dlck.

Yep.


...zap!

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Originally Posted by 12345678910

Take FieldRes for example

He's a little loony, but If you watch his videos you will see he did what was suggested here

He took speciality courses at his local trade school

Then he went and bought supplies, Ti and inconel pipe - a length, an interpas temp and gas monitor Thousands of $ spent then he practised, then he tested and got the tickets.

The reason they are top teir welders is they have speciality knowledge and experience that took time, effort and money to obtain.

Also agree, speak with the ones there that have that knowledge, maybe you can get some private training time, some scrap material, maybe your company pays for training...

I was Travis' Welder Helper on a Job!

He was quite articulate and he could answer and explain every question I had about the Welding.

“Loony” he was not. Pretty normal guy actually.

In Canada, we have to go to school. We have to. We have to go to Welding school in order to be a Welder. In Alberta where Travis/Fieldres is from, it is 3 years. In another Province it may be 4 years.

Travis went to Nait in Alberta for 2 years and he did his 3rd year at another school, I can’t remember the name.

He went to a school named “GRB College of Welding” immediately after the 3 years of schooling at Nait.

I was talking about it with him because I wanted to be where he was and he said Since he got his B pressure ticket in January 2009 he has constantly been going to this GRB welding school

He was saying that Titanium costed $3600 for a 4 days course! But that’s like 3 days wage for him so I don’t think he really cares much.

Gotta pay to play I guess!

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Hey, give him a chance to prove it.
I wanna see what THE MAN welds.

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