Any one can develop bad habits in weld procedure , it doesnt make them right . Again as i stated before you can make a weld pulling it , its just not a good habit to get in , especially if you ever want to obtain some certification . Trust me when you go take your plate test you WILL NOT BE WELDING DOWN HILL ! This is part of the reason not to develop a habit of always welding down hill or pulling your welds , it will be just the opposite of what you will be taught when practicing for your certification ! [ HOBART WELDING SCHOOL 1992, D1.1 AND D1.5 CERTIFIED ] Look those up for clarity on my above statement . BTW i built and weld inspected a many of norfolk southern railcar !
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Actually he owned the car and I was the one helping out. We built 2 metrics, a Camaro and a sportsman before the pro late model. The owner's son drove all the cars and he had some back crashes but he never got hurt. All the cars we built are still on the track and every one ran up front. As far as the owner's welding experience and expertise I know him and the work he does is amazing and that comes from other experienced welders. With all due respect to you I have no idea how much experience you have and if you even know what you are doing when it comes to welding. The video's that are posted in this thread are done buy a guy who is actually doing the welding and explaining as he is going along. All I have seen from you is words claiming you know better than he does but if you read the reviews no one criticizes what he doing, they are all good reviews and one guy mentioned using a stick which is a good idea,..
"Here in the State's, where I'm from, we call that long arcing. Nice video. I have over 20 years of Fab experience, am 6G certified and have an industrial and engineering welding certificate, (because paper helps get jobs now days) however, I also am always looking for better ways to do my job. I have yet to watch one of your videos and feel the need to call bullshit. Great job. "
Well to start with im not trying [ dis ] the guy , im just stating fact ! I never claimed to have made any welding videos ! And FYI as i previously stated I have had 20 + years fabricating , building everything from hyd dump trailers to 150 ft articulated railcars , also worked in tooling and jig shop for 10 years [ HOBART WELD SCHOOL 1992 D1.1 AND D1.5 CERTIFIED ! ] THERS YOUR BULLSHIT ! And 3 years before changing careers i was a weld inspector . I see by your cert you were a pipe welder , one of the few things i didnt do professionally i did do a good bit of tig welding hyd pipe fittings but not as a every day job . No hard feelings just saying !
you missed my point, that is "fact" according to you and like I said I have no idea who you are., that is a fact
I suppose you do not know who i am , but you know by what i said about pulling a mig weld is true ! when you took your plate test you see anyone pulling there welds ? Of course not ! And while i realize 99 percent of the people looking for some welding tips have no idea what a coupon is , you do . And you know during the mig welding part of your certification theres no way in hell your coupon would hold up if you attempted to pull a weld , that was my point ! And you dont have to know me to know that, Thats all im saying
That's interesting since I am state certified as well. Now if you'll excuse me I gotta go to work and weld some locomotive pilots incorrectly.
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