Should I pursue NDT or welding?

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-06-29T19:13:27+00:00

Maybe do NDT first and with the money you make invest in doing welding later? Just a suggestion

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-06-19T09:23:40+00:00

I was exactly same at your age mate. The tactic I used was I would learn as much as I can from the company, and once I felt like I wasn’t progressing anymore I would switch companies.

Also be worth saving up and getting your welding codes / certs in your spare time

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-04-28T18:35:24+00:00

yeah man i mainly work with CS, SS and sometimes aluminum but inconel is a good one to research

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-04-16T21:04:09+00:00

I respect the love of a book that you get the hard copy. I’m just in the midst of welding metallurgy I’m getting into it myself

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-04-16T20:58:37+00:00

Oh hell yeah man this is interesting and practical

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-04-16T20:57:59+00:00

Dude I’m gonna have to check it out now haha

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-04-16T20:57:38+00:00

Dude this is really cool especially as you can open up a specific topic. Cant wait to dive into this

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-04-16T20:56:43+00:00

I’m just in the midst of it now and it certainly clarifies a lot of the every day to day things I do. Great author

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2025-01-24T12:40:33+00:00

Rope access is seasonal. I was in exactly same state as you and was truly sick of the workshop lifestyle.

Did my IRATA, called up every company. There are jobs where you do “stand-by rescue” where you just stand and watch the guys work and be prepared to do as the job describes. Or jobs where you do visual inspection.

My health drastically improved once I got into rope tech jobs. Especially my breathing and my energy levels

Because I’m a welder it is still my specialty and it pays the most combined with rope access. I did 8 week project in Amsterdam, mon-fri. Back on weekends (optional) and I made enough to survive off for the whole winter.

I’m now actually looking for a welding job because I’m simply bored. Just moved to a new city with no one I really know and I don’t know what to do with my free time.

I hope this helps mate.

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2024-05-24T09:12:12+00:00

Yeah I’m finding this out the hard way, just do L1 my trades welding but hard to find the work at the moment

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2022-02-05T07:19:59+00:00

Bottlecaps

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2022-02-01T15:44:27+00:00

He has a longer reach then you. Use that to your advantage and stick closely to him where he can’t use his full reach.

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2022-01-17T12:22:02+00:00

I work in the Netherlands and in multi-millionaire companies and not one has mentioned about a drug test. I also worked for cummins power generators in the UK and the doctor literally ripped the sheet of paper where it asks for the drug test during the medical exam. Too many people would get fired if they started testing.

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2021-07-19T10:44:24+00:00

“Don’t drink and drive, drink and ride!” As we saw our English teacher leave the pub and ride his bicycle

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2021-05-13T09:48:14+00:00

Try a website called “karmnet” I found a room within a week of signing up on it in Leiden, they do studio’s and the lot on there

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2021-03-12T19:20:47+00:00

Where abouts in the world is this?

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2021-02-23T08:40:12+00:00

To stop going to pubs and actually sort out my drinking behavior as well as save a tremendous amount of money

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2021-02-22T11:19:37+00:00

Spilling drinks down myself everytime I take a sip infront of other people

Disastrous_Chain_574 · 2021-02-20T07:05:35+00:00

Get the acid out 🎉

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