pictures of some things i have made in the past year.

Started by Warren, February 11, 2009, 04:08:27 PM

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Blair

nice welds dude...

i am impressed with the pop cans... im a garage welder and have done a few projects... my biggest was re welding my brother in laws  swinger skid back together after he all but destroyed it...

i have yet to be able to do the pop can trick no matter how hard i try...

I am using a Lincoln Prescion Tig 225
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Warren

Quote from: 700rSE on February 12, 2009, 06:48:35 PM
you can run some nice beads :thumbs: jw do you guys have any tips for me on what is a good way on getting into the trade?i graduate this year and i really enjoy welding, theres a place close by that was looking for welders and they start you at 18 an hour which i thought was really good plus they said you dont need any experience but i have a bit.


well i graduated in may 2006 and then i went to the place i'm currently working at in august 2006. i just went in, took my weld test, i didn't get the TIG job right off the bat. but they hired me as a MIG welder. and i just stayed after work a few hours a night for about 2 months straight working on my TIG tests until i finally past all 7 of them. all i can say is if you get in the door and they will higher you in any postion. just keep working on your skills and then work your way up. when i started my job i was getting paid $12.56 per hour(as a MIG welder). i got a few raises and i got up to $16 per hour, then when i past my TIG tests they bumped me to the bottom of the TIG pay scale which was $19.75 at the time. now i'm up to a little over $20 per hour. trust me if you can get in the door i would take it man. especially at you age. that's all i ever hear from people, is that i'm to young to be making that kind of money. lol if you have any other questions feel free to ask.  :thumbs:


Quote from: Blair on February 13, 2009, 12:02:19 AM
nice welds dude...

i am impressed with the pop cans... im a garage welder and have done a few projects... my biggest was re welding my brother in laws  swinger skid back together after he all but destroyed it...

i have yet to be able to do the pop can trick no matter how hard i try...

I am using a Lincoln Prescion Tig 225


thanks

it took me about 5 minutes to weld those cans together. i used a 3/32 tungsten sharpened to a point, i started with 1/16 filler rod but it wasn't filling fast enough, so i went to 3/32 filler too. and i used a number 4 gas cup. i had my machine set to 91 amps, because thats where it was for what i was welding for work, but i was probably only using maybe 20-30 amps. i was barly on the peddle at all. lol what kind of settings does your machine have? if it has some of the ones i used to could tell where i had them set.
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custom made grab bar & fender mounts (black)
tusk billet gas cap (black)
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Peelz

Warren, you are getting paid that well at your age. You lucky little Bassturd!
Live it up mano! :thumbs:
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Warren

Quote from: PeelsSE2 on February 13, 2009, 07:12:08 AM
Warren, you are getting paid that well at your age. You lucky little Bassturd!
Live it up mano! :thumbs:


yeah it's nice for now. if i still have a job in 6 months it will still be nice then. lol. they are talking like we will be going to 4 day work weeks before a lay-off happens though so that is nice, i guess :(
:( USED TO HAVE:
07 700R raptor SE (black & orange)
DG nerf bars (black, thanks bmust)
custom engine skid, and A-arm gaurds (Thanks bmust)
custom made grab bar & fender mounts (black)
tusk billet gas cap (black)
OMI stem mount
razr2's
Barkers (black)
PCIII
FCI with box
+3 TB

700rSE

thanks for the info. is it hard to weld the popcans because they are so thin?

Warren

Quote from: 700rSE on February 13, 2009, 08:36:29 PM
thanks for the info. is it hard to weld the popcans because they are so thin?



yeah that's exactly right. that's why i welded the bottoms together. that's where the cans are the thickest. my next project though is to weld a piece of .012 thick aluminum sheet to the side of a pop can.  :)
:( USED TO HAVE:
07 700R raptor SE (black & orange)
DG nerf bars (black, thanks bmust)
custom engine skid, and A-arm gaurds (Thanks bmust)
custom made grab bar & fender mounts (black)
tusk billet gas cap (black)
OMI stem mount
razr2's
Barkers (black)
PCIII
FCI with box
+3 TB

700rSE

or you could cut two cans in half(like a coke and pepsi) and weld them together 8)

Warren

i have thought of that too. lol. i will see how just welding down the side goes first though.
:( USED TO HAVE:
07 700R raptor SE (black & orange)
DG nerf bars (black, thanks bmust)
custom engine skid, and A-arm gaurds (Thanks bmust)
custom made grab bar & fender mounts (black)
tusk billet gas cap (black)
OMI stem mount
razr2's
Barkers (black)
PCIII
FCI with box
+3 TB

700rSE

just wondering, do you have any idea what kind of money a journeyman welder makes once he's kind of topped out(as much as he'll make sort of thing)? thanks

Out Back Welding

Quote from: 700rSE on February 15, 2009, 03:48:21 PM
just wondering, do you have any idea what kind of money a journeyman welder makes once he's kind of topped out(as much as he'll make sort of thing)? thanks

depends if u want to be structural, or pipe, or tube, or rig welder..I'm structural welder ATM getting paid 24 per hr and 70 a day per Diem (7 days a week),mandatory 50 hrs per week( over 40 is OT) and that's kinda low, I've been a journeyman welder for about 3 yrs, u don't really get raises as a journeyman. just some companies pay more than others.


Krandall

Could look into Underwater welding. Great Hazzard Pay. :thumbs:


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Quote from: Krandall on February 16, 2009, 10:50:05 AM
Could look into Underwater welding. Great Hazzard Pay. :thumbs:

true that, i gave that some thought, didnt know if i wanted to weld on barges uderwater in the river(undertow,visibility,ect..)....or even if i could imagine what it would be like uderwater in the ocean welding and see a shark,whale,ect..

Warren

plus underwater welding messes with your body big time. a few a the guys from my work went to a class that was close here and they said the instructor was only like 35 and he looked like he was about 65. it's from all the pressures of the water. yeah that's just not for me. lol
:( USED TO HAVE:
07 700R raptor SE (black & orange)
DG nerf bars (black, thanks bmust)
custom engine skid, and A-arm gaurds (Thanks bmust)
custom made grab bar & fender mounts (black)
tusk billet gas cap (black)
OMI stem mount
razr2's
Barkers (black)
PCIII
FCI with box
+3 TB