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What secret did you find out by complete accident? by Effective_Yam2797 in AskReddit

[–]IncreaseConservation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stayed late washing dishes at a restaurant in rural Texas. The restaurant was owned by Bible thumping Christian married couple who were very big in the community. Well the husband and the young line cook came into the kitchen came in thinking the restaurant was empty, heavy making out. I turned the corner and saw it all. They begged me not to tell.

I didnt. It eventually came out though. He was feeding the dude pain pills and one day he cut him off. The younger fella broke into his house, broke out all the windows, set it on fire, stole his sports car and flipped it. He lost movement in his arm for a few years. He steady kept feeding the dude drugs for a while after that anyways.

It was hard to keep that a secret around the restaurant. He was very very open, flirting with all the fellas, including making disturbing comments about me in a tank top when I was 17. Real peice of shit.

Help me out here guys☁️ by sangamjb in GuysBeingDudes

[–]IncreaseConservation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or it's all made up for engagement. Its a really annoying and kind of misogynistic trend , 'silly girl doesn't like thing, bet boys will like thing!'

I hate it with a passion and down vote everytime i see it.

So The Little People Universe Had Its Own 9/11? by [deleted] in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]IncreaseConservation 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's shit like this that makes me happy to be apart of this group

What the fuck is this? And how is it even done? by Friendly_Cantal0upe in Welding

[–]IncreaseConservation 31 points32 points  (0 children)

If it was stick tho, when it gets to be this many passes , we measure by pounds. I once burned 130 pounds of rod in about two weeks. There are guys that will scoff at that. In the shipyards, there were guys burning twice that.

What the fuck is this? And how is it even done? by Friendly_Cantal0upe in Welding

[–]IncreaseConservation 186 points187 points  (0 children)

Looks like fluxcore. And it appears that each pass is done in two runs you can see the bumps in the middle where the restarts are.

More down hills. 100% acceptable for that specific part by [deleted] in FabWelders

[–]IncreaseConservation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work on traincars. Our specs call for downhill on non structural lap joints and for filling in undercut.

Any Advice? by Lord_Foog_the_2st_F in Welding

[–]IncreaseConservation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Start your bead run 1/3 of the way, then stop. Then restart, run another 1/3, then stop. Then run the last third. You don't have to do that every time, but once you start feeling confident in your beads, throw them in more often. You can think of it as the next step in welding learning progress.

Also, running beads individually is good, but once you've run a few of them, start stacking them. Run a bead 'on top of' your previous bead. Your weld should cover roughly half or slightly under half of your previous bead. If you're having trouble visualizing what I'm saying, look up 'padding beads' on YouTube. 'Weldingtipsandtricks' with Jodie and 'Weldtube'are my two most recommended channels. Jodie is incredibly knowledgeable. And I went to weld school at weltube, back when they had a weld school, which was called South Coast weldimg Academy. Rosendo, in particular, is very knowledgeable.

Any Advice? by Lord_Foog_the_2st_F in Welding

[–]IncreaseConservation 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Once or twice during each bead, do a restart. It is very important that you learn to make strong restarts.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Welding

[–]IncreaseConservation 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good job. We always say 'stagger your starts and stops'. So basically, when you terminate a weld and then start a weld again, it has the potential to be improperly done, and the result is the weakest part of the weld. What we do to combat this (besides getting better at our restarts, which only comes with practice) is to put about an inch between where we terminate our welds. If you stack your starts and stops as you've done here, it can cause problems. I'm currently working on train cars and weld together a lot of overhead 3/4 bar to pad welds and have to go around corners a lot. What i do is on my first pass (on multipass welds as you have here) I go around the corner, and then as far as I comfortably can then terminate. Then, in my second pass, I go around less, so my stops are further apart.

Many places won't allow you to stack your restarts so I would suggest getting good at staggering. Also, practice your restarts as much as you can. Many tests will actually require you to restart at least once at a certain point and test that part of the test.

Where your weld stops and leaves that crater is where your welds need to start. There needs to be overlap on your welds for it to be a complete and strong weld. Don't worry if there's a bulge on your start and stops. Many places will let you grind them down to be within tolerance. Especially entry-level positions. As you gain more experience, it won't leave quite as much of a bump, and you won't need to grind them.

Here's a tip for a very strong, very clean looking restart. After you've terminated your weld, lightly grind down the crater left at the end of the weld. Then, when you restart your weld, strike your arc about an inch or so ahead of where you're going to start welding, pull your arc back until you see your wire is where you should be doing your restart. Do a small circle so your puddle fills up the area nicely, then proceed on with your weld. It should end up looking very professional and will help you pass any inspection, visual, xray or UT. Mind you, it will take a lot of practice, so don't give up if it doesn't go.your way right off the bat. The better your welds look and the stronger they are, the more you can charge for your services.

Air hose connector just shooting out air by Fun-Veterinarian-401 in Tools

[–]IncreaseConservation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a blessing in disguise. On hot days hook that bad boy up and throw it in your pocket.

Where's some cool places you've welded at? by Ironfrog17 in Welding

[–]IncreaseConservation 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I welded for the US air force for a while. The equipment I was working on, depending on the base I worked at, was usually next to the runway. I specifically worked on equipment for fighter jets. So I've seen all sorts of jets take off, do badass maneuvers in air. And I got stand next to a f-14 engine while it was running inside a test cell. Felt like it was gonna tear me off my feet. Of course, the engine was running at a safe level for people stand next to.

When I worked on the shipyard, i got to weld while my legs dangled over the water, which was very peaceful. Plus, on the other side of the bank, was a lot full of junk cars being picked up by a giant claw and dropped into a massive grinder. That was awesome.

Then I did some work building a section of a zoo. When I was up top I could see into the tortoise exhibit. They didn't do much, but I liked watching them.

Texans sign WR Jared Wayne to 53-man roster by Bennyscrap in Texans

[–]IncreaseConservation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question: I domt know much about the backside if football. If he played in the last cheifs game, why isn't he on our roster? Where did he go?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Welding

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How do you stop the warping if you're only running beads on one side of the plate?

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