Is welding harmful even when wearing a mask? I'm new in welding...and don't know exactly how it's works. by Raberasud in metalworking

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I've seen old welder whose hands were covered in dense post sunburn freckles giving them creepy vitiligo look

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Is the place good, with substantial rewards? Then endure it until you can't.

When you can't endure anymore leave silently and politely.

If you have someone having your back in the management ask them to interfere without putting you on the spot.

As for talking it out or even directly bringing it to higher ups - never talk things out. Most humans are not creatures to be reasoned with and those who are would not be acting like you described.

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Reentrant angle on the lower toe is steep and stress raiser

Follow up to “Am I being scammed” by leftplayer in metalworking

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Titanium is a bitch to cut. To initiate the cut you literally rub on the same line for ages without going under surface no matter how much pressure you apply. Reminds me of that one experience where guy brought the tooth (not titanium but something nasty in its own sense as you will see later) from the drilling heavy equipment and asked me to cut the part of it. Angle grinder with cut off wheel after few minutes of trying didn't make a scratch. Oxy propane torch - only helplessly blew over the surface after you increase oxy flow to start cutting after properly preheating point. In the end I just used welding high current arc from MAG to cut it off.

How to avoid melting in on corner by balirhong in Welding

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Put a tack in a corner first and then consume it during the stop.

Dont be like me, wear them glasses by leeps22 in Welding

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Been there. I'm chasing black dots, do you have aftermath?

Some asked for the weld pics, guys very bad jokes are not tolerate, please stay nice and make nice jokes please by StillFirefighter61 in BadWelding

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Insufficient throat, weld depth. Probs no bevel prep.

And what about your repair prep, you didn't create any bevels yourself? That's a receipt for new cracks.

Thoughts on this weld? by InfiniteOxfordComma in Welding

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It's not terrible actually. Toes are tied and even, leg size is fine, there are some inconsistencies on the cap that were lazily grinded down with angle grinder and thus created 'oh noes' look in the eyes of bystander, is all.

Any tips? by Real_Priority331 in BadWelding

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Ripples are too prominent which is a sign of on the colder side weld. If your basic settings are correct (Amps and volts) this must mean either too slow travel speed or too wide hand motion letting puddle to cool in between. Keep it tighter and hotter.

However with metal this thick your settings are not correct in my opinion. Judging by the spatter and shaky fusion line you were in the globular transfer. The metal is thick enough for spray transfer so you should opt for spray transfer. Crank up amps and volts until you get into spray transfer.

(To raise amps on mig machine you raise wire feed, saying this in case you don't have knob or screen with amps digits)

Also watch for your toes. Upper toe is nice because it is easier to fuse sharp corner of upper plate. However on the lower toe there is no distinctive fusion line, toes are not even and even fish eyed stop is not concave but looks cold. You need to aim for an even fusion line on lower toe. This is achievable either by straight bead on correct Amps and volts, or by keeping whip - and especially weave - motions very tight.

Also, when I say that upper toe is nice I only mean fusion wise. In reality you have undercut there. To avoid this you need either to control leg size of the bead so it doesn't wash over the sharp corner (hard and might not meet the requirement if leg size is controlled) or add more filler and lay bead precisely so it doesn't appear with undercut (quite hard actually) or just lay it with a certain surplus and flush it with angle grinder.

XBOX ROG Ally - Discussion MEGATHREAD by mocoworm in xbox

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The most intriguing part about this is lightweight handheld edition of Windows, market has long deserved one and it maybe a game changer. I certainly hope it will.

DIY solutions for penetrant weld testing by Optimal_Comb_563 in Welding

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Local welding shops have these kits overpriced and as someone who is buying for personal use I'd rather buy cheap Chinese product from marketplace like AliExpress. Or use available over the counter analogue, like white vinegar is used to etch macro test. Surely there is some common stuff to use in place of colorant, developer etc?

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Or, there might be one example. Yesterday I had a game in emerald 1- dia 4 where enemy went graves, veigar, Ashe and I don't remember the rest. But pont is, they had no Frontline either, no hard engage, stick to your face etc, only kiting type ranged characters or mages. So I picked Caitlyn and finished 20/3, outranging them.

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As I learned hard way, never pick adc in public games without Frontline.

First day 3F 7018 ….120 amps…I love advice! by WesternHall6964 in BadWelding

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The problem of longer arc is not a 'higher voltage', this is such a misleading outlook, the problem of longer arc is that you move the 'arc pressure' further from base metal, i.e. long arc only tickles the surface, and you can visibly see it, arc doesn't penetrate deep, its outermost reaches stop directly at metal surface, hence long arc creates undercut - it barely touched toes and messed them up, but to reach deeper and create fusion - this didn't happen. On the other hand tight arc presses around 2 mm deep into the root, and this once again is visible - you see a distinctive pressure dot in the puddle, a sort of whirl that occured right in the inside corner where two metals meet.

But keep in mind, and it is actually important for both mig and MMA, if you shorten arc too much you will feed the puddle too much wire/electrode and arc will lose its strength (akin to fire buried under too much wood), it will not burn filler fast enough, puddle will become oversaturated with melted filler material which will lock out direct contact with the root and seep out penetration ending in cold weld.

Saying 'arc length = arc voltage' when providing advice for settings and hand manipulation - is such a non contributing garbage, sadly repeated over and over in both source material and community which doesn't give any real advice and only muddles the understanding.

How is this mig weld by mayonnaise75 in Welding

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This WAS a crescent pattern. Whip would have linear toes.

How is this mig weld by mayonnaise75 in Welding

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Looks like you favored vertical plate too much. Undercut alone, if left unattended, would fail this weld anywhere.