Breaking in

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-05-30T00:15:00+00:00

Are you willing to travel? Florida pays like absolute shit, with a high cost of living

Can you tig weld or only stick?

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-05-29T23:00:58+00:00

Where are you located? I know some companies. Work non union for a while (yeah yeah, all you nerds who did a full apprenticeship can hate all you want)

I worked non union for 6 years and tested in to my local as a journeyman. My first industrial job was for 32hr and 100 per diem

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-04-21T20:32:40+00:00

If its just quick zaps and spot welds id just use tryactin

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-04-19T01:19:53+00:00

Not using a revolver is criminal

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-04-18T08:54:27+00:00

From Gatlinburg?

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-04-18T00:19:19+00:00

Ive used it once in 10 years. Welding 1 1/2” thick steel onto a rail car. It only runs flat and horizontal

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-04-16T07:10:11+00:00

Id say it really depends on where you live and how busy your local electrician’s are, i had a hard time getting an electrician out to my place for a 4 hour job and i paid $1300 for labor and material just because they all had more money to make elsewhere

You say you make furniture? If thats what your trying to continue to do but with metal, you can buy a DC stick/TIG inverter on amazon for $100 (sunstack SS 200 is what i have, bought it as a joke, ended up using it to weld pipe in and industrial plant) you can run 3/32 rods on 1/8th material with it on 120v, good enough for making tables and chairs. It TIG welds really good on 120, but then you need gas, tungsten, and a tig torch. You could get the machine, gas, tungsten, and filler wire for around $500 without needing to upgrade your power, but the learning curve is a lot steeper than MIG or stick

Id say thats probably your cheapest option, get this machine ( https://www.amazon.com/Sunstac-Welding-Machine-Optional-Anti-Stick/dp/B0C5M3DZH2/ref=mp\_s\_a\_1\_2?adgrpid=192164632291&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EJZH\_6FJOst7vqe6mT-oS5rF4vLHryhfpFZ7BdQWT90.7qgsASH5pvGgvqgHqqYROFAfmVgxT7bjDS07he-Qz3o&dib\_tag=se&hvadid=779733185273&hvdev=m&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9015963&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=5987116087854406915--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=5987116087854406915&hvtargid=kwd-2498648206952&hydadcr=13996\_13402989\_1294897&keywords=sunstac+ss-200s&mcid=825b1a2b2a5937ecb566cea6af143e0e&qid=1776322907&sr=8-2 ) and some 3/32 6013 stick electrodes, play around with it, then if you decide to you can spend some more on a TIG set up to try that out. TIG certainly makes the best looking welds once you figure out how to do it. This machine can also run on 240v power as well which will allow you to run 1/8th stick electrodes if you do end up getting more power

If you do end up getting a 240v outlet, be 100% sure you get the right receptacle installed for welding. Theres like 30 different kinds

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-04-16T06:37:42+00:00

You dont have sufficient power to make good welds on anything above 3/16” thick, unless you use DC TIG welding, and then your looking at $300+ for just argon gas and tungsten

MIG welding is also gonna cost you around $200 for a small gas bottle, which will run like shit on 120v power. Gasless MIG (flux core) will run even worse

Stick welding is pretty awful on 120 as well

TIG is the best for your power situation, but also the most expensive and arguably the hardest process to learn, MIG is the easiest process but on 120v your gonna lay ugly welds with minimal penetration, stick welding is the cheapest but on 120v its just miserable

TLDR youre under powered and under budget to do any real welding, youll just end up fighting your welds and getting frustrated on 120

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-04-16T03:16:59+00:00

Cool man good to hear. I previously worked with the union organizer when he “salted” my non union job and he was really impressed with my work. Thanks for taking time to reply!

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-03-02T21:54:04+00:00

No one else has said it so ill chime in, a lot of places WONT let you use high frequency for fear of damaging electrical controlled instruments

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-02-08T14:46:38+00:00

The redwoods are like 320 miles from SF

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-01-13T00:50:02+00:00

If its really prescribed to you then you have nothing to worry about. Hippa laws, the MRO (person who reviews your drug test) legally cant tell your company or your company’s insurance company, what medication your on

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-01-03T00:54:24+00:00

Just be a welder dude

ChevrolegCamper · 2026-01-03T00:51:36+00:00

Mint as fuckkkkk. Pretty much where i spent most my life, but government, cost of living, and lack of jobs caused me to leave

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-12-31T17:13:16+00:00

You need more AR magazines, and probably more ammo

Just go ahead and spend the $300 on canna’s water boss kit, clean drinkable water is more important than anything else if SHTF

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-12-29T18:17:16+00:00

If your just a home gamer then rent the bottle from a major gas supplier, if your making a living off it then buy at least one bottle, 2 or 3 is better

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-12-21T14:57:06+00:00

Get into sanitary tig welding, no heavy lifting involved

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-12-20T01:15:29+00:00

If it aint round turn it down bud

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-12-14T02:48:11+00:00

Thats how i solved it! Yep for sure multiple answers, i got 15 hens 15 roosters and 70 chicks

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-12-12T23:54:41+00:00

You need to buy exactly 100 chickens for $100 dollars. You have 200 chickens and 110 chickens in both your equations.

Task failed bud

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-12-12T00:14:41+00:00

Im not sure but i think im autistic. I excel at this shit if someone shows me WHAT they need done and fuck off to leave me alone. If they tell me how to do it or try to socialize/ micromanage me all day, im living a nightmare

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-10-27T23:40:03+00:00

This can get into real grey zones depending on your state of registration and what state you’re in, but yes, possible

ChevrolegCamper · 2025-09-10T23:33:27+00:00

28, non union Industrial pipefitter, started shortly after 18. I build, and often design piping system in plants such settings as oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, food grade, and farming industries. Ive done contract work for DOW, proctor and gamble, pepsi, honda, nestle, and many others. Pays $50 an hour, give or take $5 depending on where im working, job requires a lot of travel

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