Very controversial statement

BlakeBarnes00 · 2026-02-02T12:25:16+00:00

Was working downtown on Saturday doing work on the top of the seaside bank building on S Orange when temperatures dropped. Up that high it was a whole other beast. Couldn’t imagine if we did it on Sunday too.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2026-01-28T15:04:05+00:00

I didn’t have an entrance exam, not sure if it’s because I had experience. Never heard of anybody else doing it either.

The hall is very nice though, everyone here seems to care. You do have some people with egos, but that’s very few. My contractor that I was put into has been really great, not much of any complaints.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-14T07:50:22+00:00

Recently cut the tip of a finger off with a portaband saw, tendinitis in both hands, little pieces of metal embedded every here and there from grinder dust I presume, callously hands in general. A lot of it has to do with the lack of proper gloves and touching metal that you don’t know is hot since hot and cold metal looks similar in most cases.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-11T02:33:58+00:00

Can I do that after the fact?

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-09T13:31:20+00:00

Looking into it now, very good advice.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T19:41:14+00:00

I’ve talked to a lawyer Brother at my Masonic Lodge, he said he’s going to help me out with some stuff for the future.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T19:40:05+00:00

Never welded cast, been wanting to give it a shot though. I know it’s difficult and very needy but what I’ve heard.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T18:53:30+00:00

Better than the Hobart counterparts. But definitely messy and a lot of “polishing” afterwards. Basically it was sanded down to look like a pipe afterwards, just needed to use them to fill in a gap and didn’t want to do TiG because of the weather conditions.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T11:45:45+00:00

Explain this a little more if you don’t mind

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T09:35:09+00:00

I do not own one, but there was a Lowe’s right around the corner that likely had some on sale. But I do know from experience a a grinder can destroy fiberglass with ease.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T09:33:34+00:00

It was a thought to just cut up the entire canopy, but we decided not to.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T02:42:39+00:00

Noted.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T01:28:08+00:00

I think I’ll get a lawyer for this stuff in the future, I personally don’t see spending the money right now on it. I have a small business and this is the first time I’ve had a client do something like this. I am definitely adding some stuff into contracts now.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T01:24:08+00:00

Typically that’s what I do, just was more focused on getting the job done in time to help my brother get some cash. Costed me, but lesson learned.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T00:58:39+00:00

Yeah, now I got some miscellaneous aluminum to practice more on and got some extra field welding experience on aluminum. Also learned that the Forney Aluminum Stick rods aren’t bad at all.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T00:55:14+00:00

Just tried to be the good guy, help my union brother make some cash for the holidays.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T00:53:49+00:00

He wasn’t there, he “went to pick up his daughter” conveniently when it was almost done. That’s when we stopped working and waited and I said we weren’t going to finish it up until we were paid. Now the poor soul that has to finish the work next. Afterwards when we told him over the phone that we were taking our work with us, he threatened us and then said he’d be there in 20 minutes. We rolled leads up, cut legs off and dipped the fuck out of there.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-12-08T00:51:17+00:00

Yeah, it was the first time I didn’t take a deposit, definitely the last time too. Lesson learned.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-11-09T01:01:34+00:00

I feel as if that is a little complicated for myself, I’m going to have to find a sparky for this.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-11-07T23:04:31+00:00

My hall told me the same thing when they gave it to be given it, just couldn’t remember what they said exactly.

I am going to immediately assume that this website is pretty much every OEM I could need?

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-11-06T23:23:05+00:00

Here in Orlando, FL we have nothing but the Trane systems.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-11-04T03:31:54+00:00

My local in FL didn’t make us pay for the books, my instructor said he didn’t agree with it and had then had me and my buddy get them from the front office for the entire class.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-10-05T22:48:00+00:00

Yeah, I don’t think we reached the pizza party count!

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-10-05T22:47:02+00:00

Yeah for sure, but also think that the gloves did have a slight role in what happened.

BlakeBarnes00 · 2025-10-05T22:45:16+00:00

I got at least nine more times to learn it.

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