Re: Nice thing about welding......
Probably the hardest thing for me to adjust to when I started working with wood and stone versus steel was with steel anything could be stretched and no one would know it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
It only took a couple of too shorts on four by twelve cedar beams to comprehend the difference between a mistake and a joint. One is a very very expensive toothpick, the other a work of art. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Except for some mig welds there is this interesting point I've discovered. The best way to make a good looking weld is to concentrate on making a good weld. It seems that best welds seem to look that way. Funny, huh?
The reason for the caveat about some mig welds is it's a lot easier to make a good looking weld that isn't with a mig than any other process.
One of the things neophyte weldors worry about is blowing a hole while making a joint. But if you watch a weldor making a weld you will see that hole is all part of the process. You make a gap and then you fill it with material from both sides and your filler, stick, mig, etc.
If you never make a hole then you're not close enough to welding the material. It's all about riding the edge between melting everything and melting just enough.
Welding is a lot like riding a bicycle or driving a car. When you're adept at it your attention is ahead of where you're at. Also it takes you places where you want to go faster and easier than you ever thought possible.
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