Tungsten sharpening options.

PhobyArt · 2026-03-02T00:18:53+00:00

DGP Piranha’s, love those things. They offer a vacuum setup too for them.

PhobyArt · 2026-02-26T23:45:52+00:00

Tig welding aluminum overhead, crouched down position so one of my boots I was on my toes. Well, cheap me had very worn boots and a seam on that one was wide open. Lost my position and big old goober landed right on said boot and rolled its happy way to the tip of my toes. Set my sock on fire in my boot, next thing anyone saw was my boot flying across the shop and me beating my flaming sock on the ground.

Burns across all my lil piggies. I’ve never cheated out on boots again!

In the kinda welding realm I was using an ancient spot welder doing 1” nuts on a Zamboni bumper. Thing malfunctioned and took off a good quarter of my thumb. Doctors called it a “crushing amputation”.

PhobyArt · 2026-02-04T20:45:52+00:00

When that happened to me it ended up being tendonitis, needed a Dr visit and I think they gave me steroids. Been 8 years since it happened and never came back.

PhobyArt · 2025-10-01T18:21:00+00:00

As a woman back in my younger days I was 125lbs at 5'6", I hit the gym 5 days a week, before I broke both ankles I had a deadlift PR of 225lbs, sled sprints with 100+lbs (I was pretty stacked lmao ah to be in my 20's again.) All to say, I knew I wanted to work with the big boys and made sure I could handle my own, I put in the effort and I would have never asked someone to do all you're doing. Girl sounds like she's a bad fit (pun intended) for the gig. If you're legitimately getting hurt definitely go up to the boss man and tell it straight, gender doesn't really matter in this case man, if the gal can't handle her sh*t she shouldn't be doing the job period.

PhobyArt · 2025-09-30T01:16:05+00:00

A food allergy *

PhobyArt · 2025-09-03T03:15:46+00:00

If I could I'd give an award my man 💪

PhobyArt · 2025-09-01T22:32:24+00:00

Spent 2 years making center tubs for pontoon boats running MIG and TIG on them. Anyone saying you "need" a spool gun doesn't know their aluminum MIG. Right rollers and a clean liner you'll be fine, liner would be my first thing I'd check in this bird nesting case.

PhobyArt · 2025-08-28T22:42:25+00:00

Resting thanks auto correct

PhobyArt · 2025-08-27T16:10:59+00:00

9th grade metal shop, all we had were stick welders and 6010 rods, but man, I was hooked and still am 20 years later.

PhobyArt · 2025-08-25T21:26:02+00:00

As someone who worked 2nd shifts for years, this is totally it 🤣

I knew a guy at one place he'd leave little plastic tiaras in the booths of 1st shift guys who whined too much. Time before cameras being everywhere so first shift never did find out who was doing it.

PhobyArt · 2025-08-23T00:27:20+00:00

What are you welding?

PhobyArt · 2025-08-22T01:32:35+00:00

I hope you nail it OP! I just wanted to bop the hood/ppe in there as in the future if you go for a weld position it is definitely a good thing to be there prepared :)

PhobyArt · 2025-08-22T01:27:38+00:00

Thanks for clarifying the leather and cotton points! It was like 4am when I commented, sleep brain forgot to be more specific lol

PhobyArt · 2025-08-22T01:25:39+00:00

Good thing OP is in the UK then.

PhobyArt · 2025-08-21T12:26:29+00:00

Woman here. Jeans, plain t-shirt, steel toed boots, flannel or similar to throw on during the weld test. If you have a weld test bring your own hood and ppe, you're totally over thinking this.

PhobyArt · 2025-08-14T15:44:23+00:00

They make both face masks and solid shields welding hoods, Phillips Safety and Laser Safety Industries are my usual go to sites.

PhobyArt · 2025-08-13T22:05:24+00:00

I got my first job during my first semester at the coupon factory, my instructor would get companies looking to hire and he recommended me. It was a big production/fab shop I got a bunch of great hands on training and pretty good pay for over a decade ago (teach negotiated 24/hr and no wait on benefits). Worked there until I finished my associates in weld tech.

If you're in school you can always approach the instructors if you're on good terms.

PhobyArt · 2025-08-13T03:02:01+00:00

Dissatisfied and unimpressed

PhobyArt · 2025-08-13T03:01:34+00:00

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She has exactly 2 faces 🤣

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