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Re: Does anybody need any arc welding tips,insturcions, my 2


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Posted by 135 Fan on February 06, 2008 at 21:12:39 from (68.149.57.138):

In Reply to: Re: Does anybody need any arc welding tips,insturcions, my 2 posted by mj on February 06, 2008 at 19:40:32:

So what welding certification or tickets do you have? Obviously you can't weld very good with the Thunderbolt or you wouldn't need the high frequency! Hello! How many of the shops that you worked in ran an AC Thunderbolt? If they did they can't have done much welding. Burning larger than 3/32 rods would put you in a lower duty cycle, which wouldn't let you weld for very long. Cables can be run in the shop from outside. I never claimed to know everything. If the HF units are so great, how come buzz boxes don't come with them? It's not a contest of who's right or who's wrong. It's about credibility! Them that do have qualifications to do it and have to keep renewing those qualifications. Considering you first struck an arc in 1954, I'd expect you to have several different tickets. By the sounds of it, you have 2 years at a tech school in over 50 years of welding. Am I missing something here? With all of your so called experience, working as a maintenance or repair welder just doesn't cut it. Have you done any X-ray or other welding that requires NDT testing? Have you ever had to follow a strict procedure qualification? As far as running of the mouth, you are the one who originally made the sarcastic remarks toward me. Especially when I complimented someone on their welds. There was absolutely no basis for this! Complimenting a beginner on a good job is the best way to boost their confidence and motivate them. Having good equipment is next. By the way, if I built a cart for my precious welder, I'd at least clean up my welds and give it a decent paint job so it looks like something. How you present your own work and craftsmanship goes a long way in showing potential customers what kind of quality they can expect! A rusty and cobbled together welding cart in a dirty, messy shop certainly isn't going to have customers flocking to your door. Practice, practice, practice, wink! Your press looks good but it looks like you bought it instead of making it yourself. Don't trust your own welds? Probably cost more than your welder. When someone wins a very prestigous award and gives a recommendation to beginners in that industry, it's a pretty safe bet they know what there talking about. The other experienced welders on here agree with him. If you're going to spend money to improve an AC welder, why not look for a better welder that might not cost much more and would be better in the long run? You get what you pay for. Sometimes it's best to wait till you can afford what would work the best for you and cause less headaches. Thanks for the picture of your workmanship. Very impressive...not! Dave


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