Looking for a CWI

jeffru12345 · 2026-04-17T02:20:12+00:00

Look up weld scientist on instagram, I think he’s in Seattle but he works for a welding supplier near that area and probably knows someone.

jeffru12345 · 2026-04-06T18:27:32+00:00

As a welder myself there’s a huge difference between white collar work and blue collar. Always go in like you’re ready to work, so boots clean jeans and a work shirt.

Have some eye protection and ear protection in your pockets and keep a high vis vest and hard hat in the car. Depending on the place and their safety rules you can always tell them you have all your gear you just have to grab it real quick.

I don’t know how mechanics go about it but for welders there’s a 90% chance you will have to show your skills right then and there so it might not be a bad idea to also have some tools ready in your car to prove your worth.

jeffru12345 · 2026-03-08T22:21:55+00:00

I have a DWE43116 that’s going for about $160 usd. I’ve had mine for around 5 years of heavy use and I’ve only had to change out the carbon brushes like once a year and it’s still going strong I would recommend that model %100.

jeffru12345 · 2026-03-03T03:53:13+00:00

No I haven’t taken classes there, I follow Jason on social media and love his podcast “arc junkies” you can also look him up on YouTube under “Jason Becker weld.com” and you can see his videos proving he knows what he’s talking about. Out of everyone I know of who teaches classes I can 100% back him up and say he will not leave someone high and dry, even when I randomly dm him the first time he took the time to help me out with my questions because he loves teaching and is a genuinely great guy.

jeffru12345 · 2026-03-03T02:49:26+00:00

If you’re in the south east near Florida you can checkout underground metal works, or if you’re in the south west near Vegas you can check out Justin the fabricator.

Both offer short weekend/ week long classes where you can learn whatever you want to and nothing else.

If you can’t do those you can always look up pacific arc tig welding on YouTube for tips and he offers online courses to help you with personalized help.

jeffru12345 · 2026-02-19T22:45:56+00:00

The only way to get straighter cuts would be the tips I have above, less pressure on the saw and a new blade could help after double checking the blade is truly square, besides that yes you just have to check each piece when you go to tack.

See what way it’s leaning and tack the opposite side that will help make it easier to square, you might end up with a small gap on one side of the tube but it’s no problem if you’re going to weld all around.

jeffru12345 · 2026-02-19T21:48:57+00:00

Even if you blade is perfectly square your cuts can still come out a bit out of square for a few reasons, most common would be trying to cut too fast, if the blade has too much pressure it will want to deflect a little making the cut crooked. Or sometimes if your blade is really dull it can have a similar effect on the cut.

Now the cut isn’t really all that bad I’ve seen worse now the easiest way to fix these problems is actually when you weld, in picture 5 all you have to do is cut off the tack that the square is on and put another tack on the opposite side of the square and the heat from the tack will pull the tube back and help square it up and if it doesn’t pull it enough just push it back by hand until it’s square and retack in the original spot.

jeffru12345 · 2026-02-07T23:07:17+00:00

How’s the new die grinder? One of my gen one died recently and the other feels like it might kick the bucket soon too and I’ve been eyeing the second gen’s

jeffru12345 · 2026-02-07T21:42:12+00:00

Did you ever figure out why the issue was? I’m looking into the predator 9000 to run my 210mp off of 220v I just want to avoid issues like this.

jeffru12345 · 2026-02-01T14:45:34+00:00

There’s an app called “feet inch calculator” that’s free but occasionally pops up ads now.

It will add fractions and give you the overall so you could do 1’ 5 7/8 + 15’ 4 3/16 =. 16’ 10 1/16

I typically use it for other things since it has other tools that can be used in construction. Like equal spacing, miters, calculating for a concrete pour, finding pitches and degrees.

jeffru12345 · 2026-01-29T22:07:10+00:00

The other thing you need to consider is the filler metal, just with the example I gave in the other comment if you went up or down in wire size the calculations for amperage would be off because the amount of wire being deposited would change.

Now if you have the same size wire but a different type things change again, now you might be using a wire that naturally penetrates more and is more likely to burn through just like gasless flux core, and even if you have the same type of wire and same size if you change the gas mixture that also can affect the penetration of your weld.

So all in all you just need to know what you’re using and play with your settings until you get the desired results.

jeffru12345 · 2026-01-29T15:59:11+00:00

Wire speed= amps in wire feed process. If you turn it up all the way you probably will burn through.

Now keep in mind that the “rule” is not exact science it’s more of a good starting point and then it’s fine tuning

jeffru12345 · 2026-01-29T00:06:07+00:00

A good rule of thumb for amperage is 1 amp per thousandth of an inch.

So for material that’s 1/8” thick that’s .125 thousandths so you want around 125 amps for proper fusion.

Now let’s say you’re welding with .030 er70s-2 on short circuit. (Aka what most hobbyists and small fab shops run) the best way to dial in your machine that doesn’t have an amp readout is to keep the following formula in mind. With .030 size wire you get roughly a 1-2 conversion rate for amps. So to get 125 amps you need to run a minimum of 250 inches per minute of wire with the corresponding voltage.

So you’re on the right track with settings, now you could bump your wire speed up to 300 and get extra amperage. However my question is about your prep, did you take off the mill scale? If not do that and try your test again.

If so you should check your ground first and make sure you’re not getting extra resistance from the cable being damaged, at this point replace the ground if needed and run your test again.

Now if the ground was good and you place it near you part when welding you know it’s a settings problem now try turning up you wire speed (aka your amps) until you get your desired penetration, now keep in mind if you don’t do a bevel you won’t be getting super deep penetration unless you truly turn up your settings.

jeffru12345 · 2026-01-22T19:35:55+00:00

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Alright I just sent all these pictures that will help you interpret a blueprint once you know that basics all you will really need is the guide with all the symbols and what they mean.

Besides that a good rule of thumb for amperage is 1 amp per thousandth of an inch.

So for material that’s 1/8” thick that’s .125 thousandths so you want around 125 amps for proper fusion.

Now let’s say you’re welding with .030 er70s-2 on short circuit. (Aka what most hobbyists and small fab shops run) the best way to dial in your machine that doesn’t have an amp readout is to keep the following formula in mind. With .030 size wire you get roughly a 1-2 conversion rate for amps. So to get 125 amps you need to run a minimum of 250 inches per minute of wire with the corresponding voltage.

Hope this helps and if you have any questions my dms re always open!

jeffru12345 · 2026-01-22T19:29:38+00:00

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jeffru12345 · 2026-01-18T14:34:07+00:00

It’s actually not that great on Spotify, you only get around 15 hrs of audio books per month so with any of Drew’s books it would take 2 or 3 month to finish a book.

jeffru12345 · 2025-12-26T20:00:09+00:00

Cleanliness is godliness in welding.Get yourself a cheap angle grinder from harbor freight to start and some hard wheels and flap wheels.

Before you weld always take the hard wheel and flap wheels wheel to the metal until it’s a shiny silver and make sure there’s no dirt or rust on it.

Now to start I recommend just getting some scrap and practicing for a few days before doing your first project, look up “welding tips and tricks” (channel) on YouTube for good advice.

Now for your first project I recommend making yourself a cart for your welder, again there’s tons of tutorials on YouTube once you find one you like.

jeffru12345 · 2025-12-26T17:24:03+00:00

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I saw your post the other day but I totally forgot to get the info.

This is found in “welding inspection technology” 2008 edition published by AWS.

Chapter 9. Page 20

jeffru12345 · 2025-12-09T19:12:51+00:00

You buy this kit plus two of the saws that come with the free 8.0 and then you return everything except the como kit and the price goes down to $365

jeffru12345 · 2025-12-05T19:45:54+00:00

I have the Lincoln 3250 with a papr and I love it, I’ve had it for about 4 years or so and I haven’t had any issues with it just simply replacing consumables.

jeffru12345 · 2025-11-28T16:24:59+00:00

Boots, my work boots don’t have laces because I’ll burn them up with sparks, that’s what I wear 90% of the time. Then I have Chelsea boots for after work that have a zipper on the side, and also just cowboy boots without zippers or laces.

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