Thread: MAAAAANN!! bummin

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Y'know its funny, you mention welding pipe. I was certified in all positions, 4G, with unlimited thickness, at the Turkey Point nuclear unit. Also certified 4G in the county, and on various jobs where the paper wasn't enough, they wanted to see the work and certified you on that job. Stick, 60 and 70 series, and inner-shield were what they were using back then. I learned to weld in ironworker's apprentice school and it was one of the hardest things I ever did. Talk about frustrating.

The funny thing was that once I did learn to weld it became easy. I never forgot how difficult learning had been but sometimes I couldn't figure out why it had been so hard. Smooth as silk and put a vertical with 6010 in that looked like a roll of dimes. Run 7018 and the slag peel up behind the rod as I ran the bead. Honing has been like that. I have had many a frustrating session when I was learning but now it is pretty much like welding a column splice. Keep at it and you'll be as proficient with honing as you are in running that pipe.

I have certs for MIG TIG SMAW for uphill, down hill, sideways, in the mud, in the rain, 70 below zero, old iron, new iron, live pipe, old pipe, crooked iron, busted iron, junk iron!!!... ok.... i kid HAHA... I feel for you guys in the nuclear plants havin to wear those QC's like a backpack!!!... I'm pretty sure that learnin how to weld pipe I used the "F" word the most in my life then an old pipeline welder showed me the 5/32 8010 root weld trick on sched. 80 and thicker, faster more better aahhhh.... I'm a totally self tought pipe/struct. welder so I'm not going to let this honing thing get me down I had it perfect the first time I'll get it again. I shoulda never even messed with trying to fix that curl in the tip it didnt even effect the shave like I said my OCD took over and I went to messin with it, shame on me!! I'm just spooked I may have over honed not really sure how to fix that besides sending it to Glen or Lynn the master manipulators of micro beveled edges thank God those guys are here to help!!!!!...... And Bruce I'm pretty sure that as a carpenter you will be fine it's those electricians that will have the most problems with it!!! (just kiddin sparkies) I love messin with those guys!!..... Ok I gotta find my honing zen, where did I put that!!??

Originally Posted by coldcut

I feel for you guys in the nuclear plants havin to wear those QC's like a backpack!!!... I'm pretty sure that learnin how to weld pipe I used the "F" word the most in my life then an old pipeline welder showed me the 5/32 8010 root weld trick on sched. 80 and thicker, faster more better aahhhh.... I'm a totally self tought pipe/struct. welder so I'm not going to let this honing thing get me down I had it perfect the first time I'll get it again.

I worked in the nukes for Bechtel before there were QCs and before the Wackenhut guards. Just drive into the construction parking lot and walk in back in those days. The QCs slow production down so much that having them isn't worth it. Just another contractor to soak up the $. Speaking of schedule 80, here is a "40 hour buckle" from the old days at Turkey Point.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I worked in the nukes for Bechtel before there were QCs and before the Wackenhut guards. Just drive into the construction parking lot and walk in back in those days. The QCs slow production down so much that having them isn't worth it. Just another contractor to soak up the $. Speaking of schedule 80, here is a "40 hour buckle" from the old days at Turkey Point.

NICE!!! some stainless tubing and twisted tig wire makes for some good buckles!!!!.... Man the QC's are outta there minds on the Chevron off shore oil rigs I work on!!! they inspect tacks now... Tacks!! are you kidding me!! after they look at em I pretty much grind them out. Now we have TSA back ground checks to work out there its all way outta hand!... I really want out of oilfield construction bad but welder pay is insane now I hardly have to go to work for a week to earn a months wage

I'm glad you guys brought up welding-When my son was in high school I told him to take shop class,as the skills he would learn would come in handy for the rest of his life,to make a long story short,not only didn't they teach them much on parents night I asked his teacher where the welder was,or at least the tanks for brazing-because that's where I learned to do both,and this guys said "we don't do that anymore,we teach them how to remove and replace the parts that are broken"- I ask you guys ,isnt that a crock? Really p*ssed me off these are the teachers of today.

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

I'm glad you guys brought up welding-When my son was in high school I told him to take shop class,as the skills he would learn would come in handy for the rest of his life,to make a long story short,not only didn't they teach them much on parents night I asked his teacher where the welder was,or at least the tanks for brazing-because that's where I learned to do both,and this guys said "we don't do that anymore,we teach them how to remove and replace the parts that are broken"- I ask you guys ,isnt that a crock? Really p*ssed me off these are the teachers of today.

It's like they are setting them up for failure. I do not get it a trade you can do with your hands is something you can do the rest of your life. I did not take welding in high school I learned it on the job about 10 years ago I really wish I had the chance to take it in a setting with an instructor it would have been a lot less painless that way, I got thrown to the wolves with a QC standing over my shoulder with only a month of practice under my belt. i had to show up at the fab shop at 4am just to practice after that my boss put me in a helicopter and shipped me off to an off shore oil rig. I was not very confident, but I pulled it off so now I get thrown to the wolves alll the time oh and I get chucked under the bus alot to. I guess thats why I get along where i work cause I always come back grinnin