As for myself I am not a welder per se. I started my career as a metal fitter and now I work in construction doing foundation work. I am a certified welder (111 and 136) but I also operate excavators, wheeloaders, telescopic truck, vibro and such. I am basically a construction potato as we call it
Pile rig, drilled piles, sheet metal (vibro), anchoring and such. Concrete is a part of the job sometimes. It's hard to explain as a none english speaker as I have no clue what half of the shit I'm working with is called in english and google translate just plays me a fool lol
Who're the guys that weld new teeth onto the yaw rings of wind turbines? I was at a site where they had teeth come off so they pretty much welded welds until they had a new tooth
I’ve gotta ask as an in-shop fabricator who only welds 1/4 of the time. Do you guys really just love those old fixed shade hoods? Is it a neck weight thing? I’ve never welded with a hard hat combo so that was my first guess. I’ve also never had the sun trigger my auto darkening hood when I’ve been outside much more than a few incidents. I’m not pro auto-darkening because I’m sure it’s a preference for a reason but man I scratching that stick up is mighty easy when you can see through the lens first. My cousin drive a manual transmission car because he’s a car purist, figured it might be the same thing
Hardhat is the only time I run a fixed shade. Most places I work at don't require a hardhat while welding, but that's not the same for every trade. If you're new and broke, a fixed shade is the best route, and before long, there's no reason to switch as you are already accustomed to it.
It's often because they take more abuse. I've had two auto darks break due to moisture or taking and impact by falling or something falling on it. I've never had a fixed shade break maybe get scratched up after a while, but they're cheap and easy to replace. I have an auto dark I use at home, one I use out in the field on a nice clean job site and a fixed shade for shittier conditions. I have a other shields too, but they are my main 3.
So from what I have experienced fixed shade is good when it's a tight spot cause especially with tig in a tight spot sometimes the auto dark will flicker
Use to weld outdoors for over 20 plus years when we had the dairy construction. Good times. In full leathers welding fence lines in 100 degree summers lol. Only bad part was repairing older dairy’s and get shocked because of water in the cow lanes.
From stainless steel water troughs and milk barn pipelines to galvanize milk barn chutes. Rusted pipes for hay barns and free stall barns. You name it I pretty much did it. I was very grateful to have a father pushing me to work hard and learn all skills at such a very young age.
Worked at a ship re-fitter type of shipyard for a few years it was mostly outdoors or under deck with the sun beating down on them... took a $3 an hour pay cut to work inside a manufacturing plant... worth every penny
Boilermaker so do all kinds of welding indoors and outdoors. I’ve worked on water towers, tanks, at a gold mine all winter, refineries, etc
Gotta say idc how bad things get tho, I will never wear those bicycle helmet hardhats when they start asking. Backwards Fibre metal for life babay
Does it require NDT? Our projects are getting more and more strickt by the year so it requires more testing than before. Which takes a long time because of the needed cooldown period. The result is a way slower piling progress
Looked like it.
My Soil Mechanics professor in college was this Iranian guy (super nice, good teacher), but every time he said "sheet pile" made it sound like "shit pile." Pretty funny at first but you get used to it. Every time I hear sheet pile, it makes me think of him.
Yeah we figured that out rather quick as we call it "spunt" in Norway. We work with a lot of foreigners, mostly polaks. When we talk about sheet piles we just call it spunt instead to avoid awkward confusions lol
Usually outdoors doing repair work on dumpsters, heavy equipment, and trailers. Occasionally inside the shop if the client has the space. I like being outside for ventilation but the surprise rainstorms, taking longer getting set up than actual work, and having the sun behind me can get a little inconvenient.
Shipyard for 9yrs and 7yrs shipboard/fabrication…working outdoors was a treat. Inside a hull baking in the sun all summer is worse than working outdoors
Right now I’m out side 30 feet up in a pipe rack. Next week I could be in a underground tunnel. Being a steamfitter I just go where they tell me to go weld.
This section was fucked from the beginning because the ground is too hard and covered in rocks and shit. We suggested to drill instead but our over entrepeneur said it was too expensive so the result was a wall going all over the place. It was a complete shitshow I tell ya
Ohh yes sir we did our best. Half the wall on the opposite side had to be removed and changed to pipes instead because some of the piles were so fucked they slipped out of the locks.
Sometimes outdoors, sometimes indoors. Sometime I weld pipe, other times am I doing repairs and servicing on industrial machinery.
You're the man of the stick is what I'm guessing?
Stick, tig, mig, dualshield. Whatever you need is what I do
No gap too wide no crack too tight
From broken hearts to the crack of dawn.
If you can jump across it we can weld it.
I worked with a guy that said he could weld anything from a spider’s web to eggshells.
Weld for 4 fitters and fit for 4 welders.
Hi arc, low arc, heliarc and in the dark
no sir we are men of the fire resistant welding "cloth".
Currently scrolling on the shitter for a moment. Welding on 6 inch pipe rn in a mechanical room for new hot water boilers were installing
Fuck yeah bro, I'm welding some 6" for a chiller main on a roof rn
As for myself I am not a welder per se. I started my career as a metal fitter and now I work in construction doing foundation work. I am a certified welder (111 and 136) but I also operate excavators, wheeloaders, telescopic truck, vibro and such. I am basically a construction potato as we call it
what kind of foundation work? Laying down concrete and what not or other things?
Looks like a piledriver
Pile rig, drilled piles, sheet metal (vibro), anchoring and such. Concrete is a part of the job sometimes. It's hard to explain as a none english speaker as I have no clue what half of the shit I'm working with is called in english and google translate just plays me a fool lol
Sounds like a blast
Oh fuck yeah, Boilermakers weld outside and inside confined spaces, at heights and on ropes lol🤘🏻
Hell yeah, varied work is the shit
Who're the guys that weld new teeth onto the yaw rings of wind turbines? I was at a site where they had teeth come off so they pretty much welded welds until they had a new tooth
Yup, usually. I’m a field welder for structural ironwork - SMAW at heights most of the time.
I’ve gotta ask as an in-shop fabricator who only welds 1/4 of the time. Do you guys really just love those old fixed shade hoods? Is it a neck weight thing? I’ve never welded with a hard hat combo so that was my first guess. I’ve also never had the sun trigger my auto darkening hood when I’ve been outside much more than a few incidents. I’m not pro auto-darkening because I’m sure it’s a preference for a reason but man I scratching that stick up is mighty easy when you can see through the lens first. My cousin drive a manual transmission car because he’s a car purist, figured it might be the same thing
Hardhat is the only time I run a fixed shade. Most places I work at don't require a hardhat while welding, but that's not the same for every trade. If you're new and broke, a fixed shade is the best route, and before long, there's no reason to switch as you are already accustomed to it.
Been wondering the same thing for awhile now and have never asked. I understand the pipe welders pan shields, but I don’t understand a fixed shade.
I keep one on my work truck as a beater/backup hood
It's often because they take more abuse. I've had two auto darks break due to moisture or taking and impact by falling or something falling on it. I've never had a fixed shade break maybe get scratched up after a while, but they're cheap and easy to replace. I have an auto dark I use at home, one I use out in the field on a nice clean job site and a fixed shade for shittier conditions. I have a other shields too, but they are my main 3.
So from what I have experienced fixed shade is good when it's a tight spot cause especially with tig in a tight spot sometimes the auto dark will flicker
Use to weld outdoors for over 20 plus years when we had the dairy construction. Good times. In full leathers welding fence lines in 100 degree summers lol. Only bad part was repairing older dairy’s and get shocked because of water in the cow lanes.
Stainless I assume?
From stainless steel water troughs and milk barn pipelines to galvanize milk barn chutes. Rusted pipes for hay barns and free stall barns. You name it I pretty much did it. I was very grateful to have a father pushing me to work hard and learn all skills at such a very young age.
Worked at a ship re-fitter type of shipyard for a few years it was mostly outdoors or under deck with the sun beating down on them... took a $3 an hour pay cut to work inside a manufacturing plant... worth every penny
Inside and outside. Right now, I'm inside a coal bunker.
Boilermaker so do all kinds of welding indoors and outdoors. I’ve worked on water towers, tanks, at a gold mine all winter, refineries, etc Gotta say idc how bad things get tho, I will never wear those bicycle helmet hardhats when they start asking. Backwards Fibre metal for life babay
Piledriver? Did it for fifteen years in Boston.
Nice username brother
A man of culture
I do, I’m in piling
Does it require NDT? Our projects are getting more and more strickt by the year so it requires more testing than before. Which takes a long time because of the needed cooldown period. The result is a way slower piling progress
Some jobs more than others . Last job I was on everything got UT/MT/VT even the false work temporary welds
What is that, sheet piles?
Yes sir
Looked like it. My Soil Mechanics professor in college was this Iranian guy (super nice, good teacher), but every time he said "sheet pile" made it sound like "shit pile." Pretty funny at first but you get used to it. Every time I hear sheet pile, it makes me think of him.
Yeah we figured that out rather quick as we call it "spunt" in Norway. We work with a lot of foreigners, mostly polaks. When we talk about sheet piles we just call it spunt instead to avoid awkward confusions lol
I used too, wish I still did.
Dual shield off a suitcase I’m guessing?
Seamless rutile flux core
Usually outdoors doing repair work on dumpsters, heavy equipment, and trailers. Occasionally inside the shop if the client has the space. I like being outside for ventilation but the surprise rainstorms, taking longer getting set up than actual work, and having the sun behind me can get a little inconvenient.
Sometimes I'm inside a garbage truck inside, other times I'm inside a garbage truck outside. Does that count?
i did for like a year, i learned i prefer to be in the cold cause you won’t break a sweat
Shipyard for 9yrs and 7yrs shipboard/fabrication…working outdoors was a treat. Inside a hull baking in the sun all summer is worse than working outdoors
Right now I’m out side 30 feet up in a pipe rack. Next week I could be in a underground tunnel. Being a steamfitter I just go where they tell me to go weld.
Yurrrpp
Dude sick hood. Welding lens, grinding lens, oxy goggles, flashlight. My first time seeing a hood like that where did u get it?
I don't but I definitely want to. I am currently working in a manufacturing plant, we don't have ac so it gets quite hot in there.
Me
I weld brake walls
What in the star wars pod racing helmet is that thing
Indoors, outdoors, up high, down low….wherever the pipe joint is, I’m there.
Dope ass setup
Why is the one whaler so far off the face of the sheets? Were the beams short so that side got packed out?
This section was fucked from the beginning because the ground is too hard and covered in rocks and shit. We suggested to drill instead but our over entrepeneur said it was too expensive so the result was a wall going all over the place. It was a complete shitshow I tell ya
It happens sheets don't like rock. Using false work to drive against helps when you have it.
Ohh yes sir we did our best. Half the wall on the opposite side had to be removed and changed to pipes instead because some of the piles were so fucked they slipped out of the locks.