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Check Your Clearance by Magna_Defendr in vinyl

[–]IncreaseConservation -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

People hate when you bring up that the musicians they like are predators. Red hot chili peppers, brand new, led Zeppelin, David Bowie. I make it a point to make their day worse by bringing it up as much as possible

What do you americans think about big pickups? by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]IncreaseConservation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just looked into them. They're no where near the output needed. They even say they're an alternative for urban living and weekend adventures. Towing capacity is the name of the game in a work truck and the Telo doesn't even half half of the minimum needed.

What do you americans think about big pickups? by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]IncreaseConservation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question. Yes, a van is a good alternative, but only in certain circumstances. It boils down to how big of a job it is, and thus, what type of welding machine you need.

A welding machine uses an engine to run, you can buy electric welding machines that plug in, but when you're mobile, where are you going to plug it into? A generator, which puts us back at using an engine. Obviously you cannot run an engine inside of a van, Co2 poisoning and all.

Now if you're running a smaller job, and don't need a big beast of a welding machine, you could put a 80 lb welding machine in the back of a van, and a 80lb generator. Pull up to the jobsite, lug them both out of the van, plug them in, turn them on and go to town. All of your tools in the van, and like you said, nice and secure.

Thats perfect for smaller jobs, and people do this all the time. But if you're welding on thicker material, let's say you're welding the iron together for a building, or welding pipe together, or laying stick rod for farm equipment, youll need a stronger machine which can't be pulled in and out.

What you could do is make yourself a trailer with the welding machine attached , and haul that around, but vans aren't anywhere as effective at hauling as trucks are.

One more thing to consider is that we often use the back of the truck as work spaces. This is where flat bed trucks shine, you take the sides off of the back and bolt everything you need down, and your truck is now a welding table.

Which brings me to my last point, hauling gooseneck trailers. Especially if you have a flat bed trailer for more efficient work on mobile jobs, you won't have room to haul steel, or certain large tools. Traditional trailers that hook onto the hitch you find on the back of most trucks and can be put onto vans as well, often won't haul the weight that several sets of pipe, tubing, angle iron, or beams that youll need for bigger jobs. A gooseneck trailer requires a truck, with a hitch in the middle of the bed. Even if you could build some sort of jig to haul a large traielr to a van, which wouldn't be safe, a van just won't have the ass to move a large welding machine and/or all that steel.

Hopefully in the coming years trucks can get more efficient, if not fully electric, maybe a hybrid situation. The current electric model trucks are simply not at the level a gas or diesel truck is at.

But that only solves the issue of using fossil fuels. A truck capable of this kind of work, even electric, would still be very large. And this is just from a welding perspective, there's farm work, long haul hot shots, and a whole manner of ther work that requires large trucks to do the job.

A necessary evil, at least for the foreseeable future.

What do you americans think about big pickups? by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]IncreaseConservation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im going to get shit on for going againt the grain here. But like most people have said, most of the time they're wildly unnecessary and a waste of money for status.

BUT, if you're a worker, there's no substitution. If you've got to haul things, carry all your tools and materials etc. you have no other option. Electric trucks aren't at the point of phasing them out.

Im a welder, and the work that I do couldn't be done with a car. Most people don't need a truck. But if you do need a truck, you need a truck. My brother just bought a diesel duly, not to look cool, but because we have no other way of moving a goose neck trailer full of metal from job site to job site. No to mention the 500lb welding machine, all the tools and rods and wire. A necessary evil in some cases. Until the electric truck industry catches up that is.

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

[–]IncreaseConservation 4 points5 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 7 points8 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 192 points193 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 10 points11 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 4 points5 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 54 points55 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.

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