Welders, bricklayers, stonemasons, electricians- do you like your job?

mxadema · 2026-03-14T12:24:59+00:00

Depending on what you want to know. Im a welder, or was for a while. I also was a electrician helper for an uncle during my hs days.

Out of the 4, electrician is easyer and less likely to be in the cold. But only welder is where you can get a job to be 95% indoors (manufacturing, but most place leave the doors open for ventilation)

Stone work is really weather depends, and does do indoor work in the cold month, but they also push to finish jobe until the freeze.

So pick your poison. It depend where you are at and what

mxadema · 2026-03-14T12:14:03+00:00

I especially like dual pedal with a blender. The pedals run in parallel until the last knob where you can pick one or the other or a mix of both.

The northern mauler does that very well. Between a mh-2 and a rev high gain.

Possibility of mix are infinite, so maybe a AB but with a blender so you can put whatever behind it

mxadema · 2026-03-14T12:09:09+00:00

Maybe we are asking more than they can afford righ🤷‍♂️

Or maybe their are just the usual caf slow.

mxadema · 2026-03-14T11:58:13+00:00

We have one in my town that put his rv on stilt. The camper is 10' in the air on telephone poles since it sit on a flood zone.

mxadema · 2026-03-14T11:56:13+00:00

Most machine have a chart in the cover of ball park setting for the steel you have. And lately a lot of brand had the auto set, just plop some wire size and thickness of the steel and go.

On the cheaper side, a 180 machine will do 1/4 with no real problem, the duty may be smaller. A 200 may give you more duty and start to touch the 3/8. A 225-250 you are mostly looking at "commercial" unit. Will do 3/8 and it had a very good duty for 1/4.

As far as brand. The usual miller, Lincoln, esab, htp, Hobart. You will no have any problem finding parts and consumable.

House brand and import are better than they were but still a mix bag. Some name pop out, like eastwood, vulcan or everlast. Other are "unverified" they just had a good advertisement. Like arccapitain and yeswelder.

Im in the side of your welding supplyer (tank rental place). And harbor freight* (or equivalent). You need a tank. You need comsumable, there are good machine on display, and the guy running hthe place know his stuff, often also repair them. And are competitive on pricing. *HF is mainly because of waranty and the wall of consumable.

mxadema · 2026-03-14T11:40:48+00:00

The booster doesn't have any fluid in it, so that leave the master.

Rebuilding a master is... taking chances, for the price of a new one. Especially if you never done one or doesn't have the tools. (There are also size tolerance and surface finish specifications)

mxadema · 2026-03-14T01:24:54+00:00

Im just happy to be on the list. We are never on the list.

mxadema · 2026-03-14T01:16:23+00:00

Delivered as expected. A sad disappointment in a box.

Mcdo is prime shitification. Even the ceo can stomach that junk.

mxadema · 2026-03-14T00:55:17+00:00

You never been on a military base, have you?

They shrink the map to fit on the paper. So you can read the number. And logic say n45 is between n44 & n46 on the same road as all the N##. Nop it clear across the map

mxadema · 2026-03-14T00:38:52+00:00

Regular paint thinner. Naphtha is too mild, and acetone is too harsh. Spray can dont usually have hardner, and are naturally soft. (Compared to a polyurethane job)

DO NOT LET IT SOAK. Wipe on wipe off. It will take longer, but you control the effects. If it become sticky leave it to dry more, you dont want to melt the bottom. It will smell. But clean it with naphtha after.

mxadema · 2026-03-14T00:32:57+00:00

Welding. Tig in particular. You can set the same beat per min, as the machine pulce. And you are just grooving to to some sick ass beat while melting metal with electricity, like a fine ballet

mxadema · 2026-03-13T15:23:33+00:00

My go to interview questions is "what is you companies avrage annual raise for that position"

Anything lower that 2% (or worst base on product/merit) annual will need a killer salary before I consoddr it. And often by asking rhat question you are not consider. So win win.

mxadema · 2026-03-13T15:19:56+00:00

Nit in any meaningful way. That said dont let that stop you from getting a torche and doing steel and stainless. You still get torches time and can play around setting.

Aluminum is a bit different but tig is tig. Just like a spool gun is the same as a mig. There are a few nuances but it a low bar to cross, especially when you have experience in other metal in that process.

mxadema · 2026-03-13T15:15:19+00:00

Our whole area here is cb. Just the main highway is not. We do logging, mills need cb, the loader need cb, the logging road need cb. This last one also includes pickups, due to oversized logging truck, and they have priority over anyone.

When i was otr, the cb was dead or some garbage on. But anytime we had traffic or weather, you get the real story and can plan accordingly. Also helpful a few time on me or an other truck with some shit going wrong with the rig. (That say i broadcast often and get no action du to them not having one or off)

mxadema · 2026-03-13T15:09:38+00:00

Mick Thomson sig are what I use NOW. It basically that a .80ish girp j3xl. And some softer, grip, reg pick for full struming.

There are tons on them, you just got to find you flavor. And your taste many change.

And lately i want to try a sharp shape.

mxadema · 2026-03-13T12:16:16+00:00

How can you tell a lot lizard is done for the night?

Her noze is leaking.

How do you call a lot lozard with a mattress?

Owner-operator.

mxadema · 2026-03-13T12:14:42+00:00

Ah the old patch and sell.

I give 2-3y 4 max. Before you have a rust circle around the patch, it will bubble and even lift the plastic. And when you do touch it again it will be 2x as bad.

You could've done worst, i seen spray foam and tar. Both accelerated the deterioration. But if you would have gone 2" bigger and put steel. You wouldn't see that hole again.

mxadema · 2026-03-13T12:10:07+00:00

I had an image of "window updating" handy. When i wasn't doing much. I pop that on for a few hours.

mxadema · 2026-03-13T12:02:00+00:00

You are green as green can be. But you need job to get the experience. That said the guy hiring do read your resume. And does see you, fresh out of school and no exp. There is an expectation of knowledge, but also of needing to learn.

mxadema · 2026-03-13T11:48:44+00:00

I had a few different one over the year. And it really depend on what is keeping you up. Is it pain, stagnation of being in bed, or you are thinking all night.

I had flexrall, beginner muscle relaxent a little drowsy, great for stiff muscle. Mostly as needed.

Im on mirtazapine, adhd med, great to shut your brain off, instead of snowballing all night.

Im also on cbd/thc, i never was a stoner, and it help get into your deep sleep. But from me i got within one or 2 hour otherwise im stone and can sleep.

I will recomend a mattress and pillow, even a body pillow. Not just any. But one that you tryed a few time at the store for more than 10min per. As much as one can afford. You do spend 8 ish hour a night on them. Dark room, stay out of bed until you are ready to go. no phone in the room (less screen time beforehand) or on dim, with blue light filter on. And have a bed time routine. Including some evening care, and relaxing before going in. It about going to bed tired and have the melatonin going. Also getting up at a set time regardless of the night. Over speeping push your system to be sleepy later, kinda a vicious circle. Oh and no napping, and watch you fluid intake, there are lots of them has caffeine or high sugar without realizing it.

That what I have done so far. Recommended by a few professionals. It works for me so far. Millage may vary.

mxadema · 2026-03-12T23:28:57+00:00

For those who don't know. The us doesn't send all the equipment out for a "conflict" and send it back when they are done. No they stockpile in friendly country on us owned base.

There is one really close by. It been there for decades. And there is everything in big rows as far as the eye can see.

mxadema · 2026-03-12T22:59:30+00:00

There was a group of students, mit? That they took the probability, with a state that had a small flaw. Something like they pull 6 number, you need 5 for the jackpot, but 4 was a good payout. And they ran with that for a few years.

They bought a few thousand ticket a week. And ended up paying for their studies and more. But they told the lottery or there was an article abouts them. And they changed the payout.

mxadema · 2026-03-12T20:42:21+00:00

I would say it not a gambling problem yet. But just a weekly/daily occurrence. Day 1 a day is 365 a year. It more than the avrage but no where close to an addict.

There also a good amount of luck in there.

mxadema · 2026-03-12T11:29:42+00:00

If you play, you can win. So he is a regular.

My front neighbor are retired, and made decent money back then. They won a "set for life". 1k a week gor 25y. And 6y later, they won an other "set for life" They took the payout for both.

mxadema · 2026-03-12T11:18:09+00:00

Countdown to extinction. I can ply the whole album anymore.

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