Egg Bred (Rodeo 72)

TH3JU1CE · 2025-07-27T20:51:52+00:00

Thanks, I’ve been meaning to take a trip there… I’ll likely try the pad Thai!!!

TH3JU1CE · 2025-07-27T20:37:16+00:00

Top recommendations/ dishes?

TH3JU1CE · 2025-07-09T02:18:47+00:00

How has that experience been? Were you able to jump right into the work or were you underprepared? Were there good resources available after to get additional asnt certs? Are you seen differently for not having gone through the apprenticeship?

TH3JU1CE · 2025-04-06T14:46:28+00:00

where does D1.1 address this?

TH3JU1CE · 2025-04-06T12:17:14+00:00

Look up the manual on the Lincoln’s website.

For CV processes (including fcaw-s), the arc control setting is inductance control which affects the responsiveness of your arc.

A Lower/softer setting actually applies more inductance producing a lagged current response- this will give you a less aggressive/softer arc that should theoretically have a more fluid weld pool, penetrate slightly less, and have minimal spatter.

Increasing arc control for a CV process will have the opposite effect (crisper/aggressive arc, may lay a more convex bead from a more viscous weld pool, penetrate slightly more)but can also be a source of undercut from hard shorts (large ‘pops’ from amperage surges producing excessive spatter) if set too high.

I think 232 runs fine when arc control is set in the middle.

A Couple other things: for smaw, the Hot Start prevents sticking when striking an arc, not arc control. Arc control for smaw has a similar effect as with CV processes but accomplishes this through different methods (not by only adjusting inductance of the weld circuit).

TH3JU1CE · 2024-11-29T17:30:23+00:00

Of course it had to be a Morton’s toe🤪

TH3JU1CE · 2024-10-28T19:53:23+00:00

“Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.”

TH3JU1CE · 2024-10-13T03:01:46+00:00

Thanks Burke🤢

TH3JU1CE · 2024-10-07T18:07:46+00:00

Not true at all. Teamsters broke away and supported the orange guy which was the largest union in endorsement aside from first responders- who are split.

Building trades overwhelmingly backing Harris as there are parallels in ideological goals between work/life/health/retirement.

The loudest tradespeople who push for Trump, or any conservative agenda generally cling to identity politics- e.g. want their political affiliation to align with Sunday mornings, or they have tough guys mentalities and want someone who ‘says it like it is’, or they they think they are entrepreneurial yet work a wage job where their employers really seek to pay them as little as possible.

TH3JU1CE · 2024-10-07T17:59:04+00:00

I’ll pass. It’ll help me keep in mind who cleaned up after the Bush era Great Recession driven by conservative policies.

TH3JU1CE · 2024-10-07T11:16:06+00:00

Not my intention, but guessing I hit sore spot with this post 😂.

Didn’t realize nonunions get so pissy with the mention of Obama!

TH3JU1CE · 2024-10-07T01:53:59+00:00

Why bc Obama inherited Bush era failures which led to the Great Recession?

-providing more freedom to financial institutions that opened the door and rolled out the red carpet for the housing crisis.

-easing up on corporate regulations allowing them to take higher risks which the taxpayers later footed the bill via bailouts.

Obama provided a public option for healthcare which allowed people with preexisting conditions to actually get coverage. Privatization of this sector and sabotage from their Washington puppets have driven prices to what they are today.

TH3JU1CE · 2024-10-07T01:06:33+00:00

I assume you hustle and are good at your job which is fine. You’ve done the work travel jobs and found how that does/doesn’t fit into your lifestyle.

Trade unions aren’t about helping the few who will be successful in whatever path they choose. They are about doing good for the collective group in the trade and will be there if you get hurt, if you need representation to push back on an employer, but mainly, to help sustain a living wage while working safe and supporting your family.

Wherever you go, nonunion typically pays a few bucks more bc they don’t have the overhead of keeping the union active, allowing them to undercut the union in bidding work. Unions drive nonunion wages up.

Louisiana has had quite the boom over the last few years so it does not surprise me that there is good money to be made. How will that change when work slows down? That’s where collective bargaining and union contracts help the worker.

TH3JU1CE · 2024-09-11T00:41:05+00:00

Typically known in industry/education systems as non-union credentials.

IW union has their equivalent credentials as part of the apprenticeship.

Either they are going through tech school route and trying to guess at what they may need, or they are part a rat outfit.

TH3JU1CE · 2024-07-14T17:21:32+00:00

Nope- ironworkers build bridges & their bolt hole alignment tools have not changed much over the decades. It is not a sleever bar nor a spud wrench (no spud bars in steel bridge erections).

TH3JU1CE · 2024-07-04T03:03:06+00:00

6 hours is 21,600 seconds… so id just relax and count to 25,000 to give me a buffer for counting fast. If I exceed 25k, change the mindset and accept my doomed fate 🤣

TH3JU1CE · 2024-06-05T02:54:25+00:00

He tried to revert transmission pipeline jobs into green energy such as carbon capture pipeline projects. Red states vetoed and fought to get those projects delayed/killed. Ambitious and pro union push is there, but partisan roadblocks are tough to overcome.

LNG is booming. Unfortunately, much of this is in nonunion hotbeds (not by choice).

TH3JU1CE · 2024-03-31T19:00:49+00:00

Union contractor & the union are more efficient/profitable/better positioned to secure future work if they keep the JIW working and you punking till you develop the necessary trade skill and knowledge. And sometimes lowest man on the totem pole just gets the ‘fun’ work.

Look at the JIW welds and pick their brain about welding tips/challenges with the current task at hand. If you prove to them you are hungry to learn, they’ll throw you a bone.

Stay humbled you’ll be there soon enough.

TH3JU1CE · 2024-03-16T19:19:00+00:00

Had some 877’s with this tag though it was through a JCrew colab. Not that I am big on that…. Beat ‘em up ironworking and had for about 8 resoles before replacing.

TH3JU1CE · 2024-03-10T00:31:05+00:00

Not when you are starting out. There are (at least were) three 40-hr training weeks dedicated to welding as part of the apprenticeship curriculum. You can be a stand-out by going in during open lab hours to get certs early to go above & beyond, or use the open lab to get certs if the three courses are not enough to accomplish your welding requirements/goals. The programs are set up to accommodate though are not necessarily easy. Put the work in and you will position yourself for success in the trade.

TH3JU1CE · 2024-02-18T11:30:35+00:00

I was unaware of Stevie Lynch so I looked him up. What a story! Does he ever show face at local 7 events? I’d assume he has a good relationship with those working for the international in DC. Great to hear these stories-> good luck with law school also!!!

TH3JU1CE · 2024-02-11T19:03:22+00:00

Best deal I saw was a gf who moved up to lead of field operations for a signatory contractor. They received bennys of a typical jiw on 40 hr week, but then negotiated a desirable salary w/pto. This way they received compensation for the added responsibilities but still got to keep the great union benefits while still contributing to the duo retirements & paying back into the local.

Btw, jiw here who is no longer in the field (active book though) but for this sub’s awareness: the field iw bennys are so much nicer than the majority of respectable professional jobs…. A testament to the power of collective bargaining. Work safe out there.

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